Posted on 10/25/2006 6:44:12 PM PDT by ml/nj
I'm not a stock holder. I'm just a customer. I certainly wouldn't pay for Howard Stern. But if you like/love opera and don't know already, Sirius is broadcasting live from the Met four nights a week. Tonight is a so-so Rigoletto, but there is just enough brilliance every so often that even the most jaded listener has to think, "Wow!" When there aren't live operas, they play live recordings from their archives (unfortunately introduced by the lamentable Juntwait). A couple of days ago I recorded a '63 Sutherland-Sonnambula! What would Mozart think!?
ML/NJ
ML/NJ
I'd have to sit in my car to listen...so...maybe! Thanks for the heads up!
No savings there. A typical opera on CD costs between $30 and $50. To build a full opera collection (about 150 in the standard repertorie), you'd easily spend several thousand dollars. Not to mention the fact that most opera fans would want several versions of their favorite operas.
On the other hand, Sirius costs $13 a month ($99 a year if you pay annually). And if you get sick of listening to opera, there are about 150 other channels of mostly commercial free music you can listen to.
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And a whole lot more. The fun thing is tuning in for a surprise of the old time radio shows. Buying a CD? Fine. But it is what it is. Same with opera. Buy the CD and that is all you get. Listen to radio - anything might come across.
I do not find a channel on XM - but I recall with nostalgia, Saturday afternoon at the Met - sponsored by Texaco
Good for you and thanks for the heads up.
Thank you.
It is very difficult to hear opera on the radio. Even in Boston WCRB dropped the Saturday afternoon at the opera.
Thank you again.
There are very few studio performances (CDs) which compare to even run-of-the-mill well transmitted live performances. I'm not one who cares much about twenty bucks a month, but I understand those who do. With a few months, say three, you could probably record at least ten great operas with maga-casts not available elsewhere. That would work out to six dollars per opera, which isn't bad
ML/NJ
I only listen to the opera on radio when I'm driving in my car. I listen to and record most all of the Met broadcasts using high density streams on the internet. The quality is amazing! (My point of reference is 10th row center orchestra.) Check out operacast, especially during the broadcast season.
ML/NJ
That said, the two classical music stations (besides Met Opera) on Sirus are lame too. But I'm very happy with the new Met Opera station. Many of those old recordings are great and tonight's live performance of "Rigoletto" is pretty good.
Thanks for the head's up and the great link!
Just wanted to add that XM has a wonderful channel called Vox, which is devoted to opera and choral music.
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