By La Cieca Congratulations to, well, several of you who recognized that in the previous quiz, the peeling paint on the walls was caused, as so often it is, by the singing of Abigaille in Nabucco.
Only one photo this week, but La Cieca offers an amazon.com
gift certificate for the wittiest explanation of what the hell is going on here.
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.
