The top ten returns
A listing of the ten most-read parterre posts of February 2017.
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La Cieca
La Cieca has recently noted that despite her not enumerating the top ten parterre posts each month, the site has been doing really excellent circulation this winter. So she should probably leave well enough alone, but instead, following the jump, you’ll find a listing of the ten most-read posts of February 2017.
- Apathy greets announcement of Metropolitan Opera’s 2017-2018 Season
- Purists
- Cast thy breadbox upon the waters
- Broadcast: I puritani (February 10)
- Broadcast: I puritani (February 18)
- Sleeping with the fishes
- Broadcast: Rusalka (February 2)
- Jesus Christ! Superstars?
- Water, logged
- Plummeting in love
In addition to the most popular postings listed above, ten more stories garnered more than 2,000 pageviews each. The total number of views for the month of February was slightly more than 300,000.
La Cieca
James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.
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