“Having symbolically flung open the Met’s doors, [Peter] Gelb set about electronically universalising the company. He has shrewdly negotiated contracts that allow Met performances to be broadcast live most evenings on a private satellite radio station for subscribers. During daylight hours, addicts are able to hear selections from the company’s archival treasury on the same channel. Over Christmas, the Met began a series of video relays by satellite across North America and in the UK.”