http://www.geeksugar.com Geek is chic en http://www.geeksugar.com/2370188 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/2370188"><img width=160 height=106 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/42_2008/met_opera_house.large.jpg'></div></a><p>You no longer have to be in NYC to get a dose of the Met: The famed opera house is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/arts/music/15met.html" target="_blank">going to start streaming its opera performances</a> online! You'll be able to get audio and video via its "Met Player" from <a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/" target="_blank">metopera.org</a>.</p> <p>While I think this is completely cool - I want all important forms of culture to be widely available on the web - I'm kind of curious about the audience rift. That is, are people who are into opera also tech buffs who watch streamed content on the Internet?</p> <p><span class="inline left"></span></p> <p>But then again, who's <i>not</i> into the Internet?! Share your thoughts on this below!</p> <p><a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/2370188" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Culture Vulture: Would You Watch Opera on the Internet?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-2370188" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-2370188" name="edit[choice]" value="0-2370188" class="form-radio" /> Yes, I would watch opera on the Internet.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-2370188" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-2370188" name="edit[choice]" value="1-2370188" class="form-radio" /> No, I'm not into opera.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-2370188" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-2370188" name="edit[choice]" value="2-2370188" class="form-radio" /> No, though I enjoy opera, the only way to watch it is live.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-2370188" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-2370188" name="edit[choice]" value="3-2370188" class="form-radio" /> Something else. See my comment below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="2370188" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/2370188#comment Poll News art culture Metropolitan Opera Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:48 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/2370188