James Jorden - creator of Parterre.com - dies at 69

[sutherland]

Do you all know the web site parterre.com?  For years it's been a great source for the behind-the-scenes gossip of the opera world.  The death of its founder, James Jorden, has been announced.  He was a walking encyclopedia of the operatic repertory and the great singers of the past.

[jeezifonly]

I read the news on Twitter - so sad. 
He was the vanguard for American Opera possibility in the 21st C. Not just for (us?) queens, but all sorts of fans and musicians - people who reject the dinosaur mode applied to the ancient art form. Wicked, passionate, knowledgeable, irreverent, gossipy, hilarious, opinionated and a fantastically readable writer. Miss him already. 

Pace, Cieca