tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post2850984905077700088..comments2023-10-26T08:19:23.900-04:00Comments on an unamplified voice: The best of times, the...JSUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-23070299695939070102009-01-13T01:53:00.000-05:002009-01-13T01:53:00.000-05:00Hi Sarah,Sorry for not responding earlier. Opera ...Hi Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Sorry for not responding earlier. Opera seria has been a tough sell at the Met, particularly without the novelty value of a new production or piece. Graham herself is of course well known and liked, but I'm not sure what her butts-in-seats rating actually is (or was perceived to be at scheduling time).<BR/><BR/>The house has traditionally given good-for-you but not good-box-office pieces short spring airings, and this seems to fit that pattern. In retrospect a HD broadcast would have made sense, but remember that the moviecasts are still a work in progress, involve large expenditures by the house each time, and started out very limited in number.JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9458752.post-22701902552708391962009-01-07T22:18:00.000-05:002009-01-07T22:18:00.000-05:00I have been wondering why there were only four per...I have been wondering why there were only four performances of "La Clemenza di Tito", and no radio or HD broadcast. Wouldn't that seem not very cost-effective?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754362705965657383noreply@blogger.com