My Best Guess: Hear the best opera that the New York Met has to offer, from what's currently on stage to great performances from years past. From opening arias to grand finales, you won't want to miss a note!According to Sirius: Metropolitan Opera Radio offers up to four live broadcasts weekly during the season as well as an amazing collection of live recordings, newly restored and re-mastered, from the Met's illustrious radio broadcast history.
Curt's Rebuttal: Very impressed...didn't know about the live broadcasts. I did catch on to the "archival" aspect of the channel, though.
Sample Playlist: I thought that transcribing the songs from Symphony Hall was tough, but that was nothing compared to this channel. Take, for example, the gem: "Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; 3/2/74 - Pritchard; Walker, Elias, Goeke." This tells us that you're listening to Rossini's The Barber of Seville, which was original performed on March 2, 1974, with Pritchard conducting the orchestra, and the principal opera singers being Walker, Elias and Goeke. Some of the entries even listed the title of the song. Anyway, I also heard stuff by Verdi and Wagner, for what it's worth.
Verdict: While interesting, wasn't really my cup of tea, and didn't end up bookmarking it. If I had to choose a "classical" channel, Symphony Hall is so far taking the prize. They do get bonus points, though, for honoring the memory of Luciano Pavarotti by airing some of his finest Met performances over eight successive nights.
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