Call it the autumnal equinox, Harvest Home, Mabon, the Feast of the Ingathering, Meán Fómhair or Alban Elfed, but September 2017 was a time the public (pictured) wanted to read about Druids in parterre box. Our most popular posts for the month follow the jump.

  1. Better Call Gaul
  2. Broadcast: Norma
  3. Divine Intervention
  4. Not Much Gold But Plenty of Rush
  5. Albert Innaurato 1947-2017
  6. Divinity, Restored
  7. You’ve Got to Climb Mount Everest
  8. Seriously, Right in Front of Mycenae
  9. Drunk History
  10. “He Was Sort of the Brando of Music”
  11. Una Vittima della Sventura
  12. Dark Matter
  13. My Metaphor Was Drawn from Genocides
  14. It’s the New Zoophilia Revue
  15. Nam Sibyllam Quidem Cumis Ego Ipse Oculis Meis Vidi In Ampulla Pendere

So, cher public, how does this statistical list stack up for you? What were your favorite stories on parterre during September?

Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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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