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In Out of This World, (1950) the god Jupiter celebrates his lust for mortal women.
I Jupiter, I Rex, I Jupiter
Am positively teeming with sex.
But I Jupiter, I Jove I, Jupiter
Would like a brand new dish on my stove!
I’m tired of blasée goddesses
With busting-out-all-over bodices
I crave a merry mortal with a sassy air
And a baby blue 32 brassière!
[“Brassière! Boom!!”]
I Jupiter, I Rex, I Jupiter Rex
Am positively teeming,
Yes, positively steaming
With sex!
[“Brekekekex Koex Koex Sex!”]
(In the second verse, the god craves “… a sassy mortal with a merry air / And a not-too-plump, bump-to-bump derrière!”)
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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.
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.
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.
