Slog - Comments on Bravo! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo Via the NYT: The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it would begin broadcasting live performances into movie theaters across the United States, Canada and Britain, rubbing shoulders with professional wrestling and rock concerts.... Copyright 2007 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:07:22 -0800 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:33:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Matt from Denver Fuck yeah!

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458373 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458373 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:26:33 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Cinerama, here we come!

And maybe the Egyptian?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458381 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458381 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:36:32 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver Cinerama would be awesome but it would interfere with big weekend releases, especially at xmastime.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458395 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:51:50 -0800 Comment by d About fucking time.

]]> d http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458421 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:09:20 -0800 Comment by j On the other hand, jeez, what about going to the Seattle Opera? I think this is cool but have ambivalence similiar to my feelings about KEXP. It still makes me kind of sad when I hear about people pledging money to KEXP. Maybe they also pledge to their local indie radio but probably not.

]]> j http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458424 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458424 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:10:54 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Yeah, but Seattle Opera tickets range from $51 to $134. That's a lot of damn money, and it lets a large portion of the potential audience out.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458434 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458434 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:21:32 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Noone listens to KEXP anymore. We all listen to KNHC 89.5 or KUOW 94.9.

KEXP sold out when they switched from KCMU.

I'd rather get a chance to see it at the Cinerama for $12, quite frankly.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458443 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458443 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:28:25 -0800 Comment by Rachel in Bellingham I wonder if they'll be selling Opcorn at the concession stands.

]]> Rachel in Bellingham http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458455 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:40:43 -0800 Comment by kinaidos It will be nice to be able watch opera on a screen wide enough to capture the lead singers in all of their corpulence. The on screen girth will no doubt inspire levels of popcorn eating seldom seen outside of midwestern living rooms. Popcorn and Puccini will surely be a hit.


]]> kinaidos http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458470 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:01:50 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver To J - I was a Seattle Opera subscriber while I was still in town, and I'm now an Opera Colorado and a Central City Opera subscriber now that I'm back home. Why do you think that someone wouldn't do both (see the Met at their movie house and go to the local opera)?

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458495 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:36:27 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Cinerama would be cool. But the Paramount or the 5th Avenue would be Awesome!

Or even better yet… how about the IMAX! Oh yeah! I vote IMAX! With that sound system it would be like you were wedged between the fat lady’s tits! And the big comfy chairs would keep my skinny ass from getting sore!

I will still keep my season tickets to the Seattle Opera though… nothing like being there!

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458543 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:30:32 -0800 Comment by Nick Also, it's been leaked that the Met has ended its radio broadcasting woes by striking a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio that will allow the Met to broadcast--not one a week--but FIVE. Five live broadcasts every week, during the season. This will supplement another plan that will make many, many of the Met performances available through iTunes. Gelb is about to help birth a whole new era for opera.

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458611 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458611 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:53:05 -0800 Comment by jonathan Except for the fact that the Met's productions are top-heavy and artistically mediocre, this is a great idea. Honestly, the Seattle Opera is ten times more interestig (except for Jane Eaglen -- She needs to lose about 800 pounds to be remotely appealing as an actress. As it is she can barely walk. Deborah Voight proved once and for all that you can have a huge, glorious voice and be the size of a human being, rather than an elephant.)

]]> jonathan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458629 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458629 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:22:38 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver C'mon Jonathan, you know you want to see Jane Eaglen as Salome...

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/bravo#c458631 Arts Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:33:36 -0800