Following are the most-read articles on parterre box for the month of November.

There is just one thing I need

The Met offers a tradeoff

Götterdämmerung

Don Carlo

Die Walküre

Call me by your dame

The future’s so bright

Like an angel passing through my room

Ariadne auf Naxos

Singing is a form of admitting that I’m alive

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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