The top ten most read posts on parterre box during the month of May were:

Thrust into the political spotlight

Bohemian rhapsody

Somewhere in Egypt

Crowning achievement

Rachel, Rachel

Give Paris one more chance

Send me an Angel

Ring my bell

The girl with the million dollar face

Reviving a pharaoh

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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