Dear Vocalisters, at the risk of overkill, I'm forwarding a message I just got from the Washington Opera, with some good contact information for letter-writing or e-mails, in the subject of no opera broadcasts in Washington. Peggy
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 'From The Washington Opera' Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 20:32:05 "GMT" From: Washington Opera <mail@d...> From: Washington Opera <mail@d...>
Title: Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on WGMS Dear Fellow Opera Lover:
As you may have heard, WGMS Radio (103.5 FM) has decided to discontinue airing the Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. We at The Washington Opera are enormously disappointed by WGMS’ decision. Since the announcement, we have been inundated with phone calls, e-mails, and letters from opera lovers from all over the metropolitan area asking what can be done to keep the broadcasts on the air in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
You may wish to express your thoughts by emailing the WGMS program director, Jim Allison, at jallison@w... or by writing him at:
WGMS Radio 3400 Idaho Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016
The Met broadcasts are an important part of the growth of opera audiences here and around the country and their 60-year history of introducing people to the art form is an extraordinary cultural achievement. WGMS has performed an invaluable service in sharing opera with the Greater Washington community.
A large response from opera lovers may convince WGMS not to pull the plug on this historic broadcast series. We hope to continue to be able to turn on 103.5 FM on Saturday afternoons next season and again listen to opera, the great music that the station has represented for so many years.
If WGMS will not reconsider, another possible carrier of the Met broadcast would be WETA Radio (90.9 FM), the outstanding local NPR classical music and news station. You may wish to let your thoughts be known to WETA Radio by emailing Dan DeVany, their new vice president and general manager at ddevany@w... or writing him at: ddevany@w... or writing him at:
WETA-FM 2775 S. Quincy Street Arlington, VA 22206
The Met's Saturday afternoon broadcasts have introduced opera to so many of us and brought wonderful music to millions of families around the world. It would be a very sad day should this historic series no longer be able to be heard in our nation's capital.
Yours truly,
Walter R. Arnheim Executive Director The Washington Opera
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