Great News

First Sirius, then digitally-projected telecasts in movie theaters, and, now, on-demand television: the Met will be making its movie-theater transmissions available to homes with on-demand cable service, according to Variety. (The taped performance will then be made available for broadcast on PBS.) The first such transmission will be "Romeo et Juliette" in January. How cool is this? This is a win for everybody. The Met's initiatives in making their live performances more accessible have been imaginative and masterly. (via ArtsJournalMusic.)