By La Cieca 
All politics is vocal in Jan Lauwers‘ Salzburg production of the Monteverdi masterpiece, which will be streamed at 12:30 PM today.
Maestro William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants, with Sonya Yoncheva, Kate Lindsey and Stéphanie d’Oustrac heading the cast. (Note that this production includes a good deal of nudity so it is most likely not suitable for viewing at work!)
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
