By La Cieca 
Says his bio: “Craig Colclough begins his 2019-2020 season joining the roster of The Metropolitan Opera, covering the title role in Macbeth, which he then performs at Opera Vlaanderen. He returns to Arizona Opera for a role debut as Bishop Dyer in Riders of the Purple Sage, and to Los Angeles Opera for the title role in Le nozze di Figaro. Next season includes performances with Washington National Opera and Opera Vlaanderen.”
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.
