Metropolitan Opera Channel To Replace Classical Voices
Metropolitan Opera Radio will replace Sirius Classical Voices, no word on when, but it may be part of the rumored Sept. 26th lineup change.
El PR…
Sirius Satellite Radio and the Metropolitan Opera plan to announce Wednesday that they will launch a new channel to broadcast four performances a week during the company’s 32-week season, part of the company’s vast media expansion under new general manager Peter Gelb. Metropolitan Opera Radio will debut with Monday’s opening-night gala of a new production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” When not broadcasting live performances, the channel will air operas from the Met’s archive of 1,500 radio broadcasts that date to 1931.
The announcement follows deals to broadcast six live performances this season in high definition to movie theaters in North America and Europe, which will be televised later on PBS, and to stream live performances on the Met’s Web site, which launched its redesign Tuesday.
The PR goes on to say the following “[Scott]Greenstein would not say how many new subscribers Sirius hopes to get because of the Met channel.” I’ll answer that for them, -100 to 0. 
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