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The Metropolitan Opera and Sirius Satellite Radio have announced a multi-year agreement to create Metropolitan Opera Radio, a radio channel for opera lovers. The channel will debut Sept. 25th with a live broadcast of the Met’s opening night gala performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Anthony Minghella.
The exclusive new SIRIUS satellite radio music channel will broadcast an “unprecedented number of live Metropolitan Opera performances each week throughout the Met’s entire season,” according to the company. It will also air archival performances from throughout the Met’s 75-year history.
The full-time Metropolitan Opera Radio will be heard on Sirius channel 85. It will feature an average of four live broadcasts each week throughout the Met’s 2006-07 performance season. Saturday matinee performances will include live interviews and intermission programs.
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