Congratulations to Opera News on their new hire, art director Harvey Dent. His freshman effort at dragging the venerable magazine’s visual aesthetic into the 1990s has resulted in the most hideous cover seen since Mrs. August Belmont cranked her first mimeograph.

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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