Composer Nell Shaw Cohen argues in a recent post for New Music Box that making videos of contemporary operas available online could “create new audiences for live opera, give long-term life to contemporary works, and enable young and emerging composers, librettists, and performers to become more aware of the state of the art.”
A handful of organizations currently provide access to streaming operas such as the Metropolitan Opera’s Met Opera on Demand and PBS’ Great Performances. But as Cohen points out, those services have smaller libraries or a high price tag compared with popular streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.
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