James Jorden is an American journalist, music critic, and opera director. He is the founding editor of the popular e-zine-cum-blog parterre box which covers the topic of opera from a queer perspective. Parterre box and Jorden have been featured in numerous notable media publications, including Opera News magazine, The Advocate, and The New York Times. From 1999 to 2003, Jorden produced and directed a series of operas at the downtown NYC cabaret La Belle Epoque, featuring singers including Marc Heller, Richard Lewis and Dorothy Bishop. After 10 years as a reviewer for Gay City News, Jorden became opera critic for The New York Post in March 2009, succeeding Clive Barnes.