Reply from the Met
So I got a reply to my email to the Met about the Tristan und Isolde broadcast. I didn't actually expect them to admit they goofed but I suspect the message may be getting through.
Dear Friend of the Met,
Thank you for your email regarding our HD transmission of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Stage director Dieter Dorn’s spare production, which premiered at the Met in 1999, placed the characters in stationary positions for much of the action. Although an engaging experience in the opera house, we believed that the HD transmission of the production called for a visual treatment suited to movie-theater screens. The multi-screen editing was unique to this particular production of Tristan, and it will not be used for the remaining HD transmissions this season.
Thank you for your interest in our HD transmissions. We appreciate your comments.
Sincerely,
Nicole Halton
Met Opera Customer Relations
Dear Friend of the Met,
Thank you for your email regarding our HD transmission of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Stage director Dieter Dorn’s spare production, which premiered at the Met in 1999, placed the characters in stationary positions for much of the action. Although an engaging experience in the opera house, we believed that the HD transmission of the production called for a visual treatment suited to movie-theater screens. The multi-screen editing was unique to this particular production of Tristan, and it will not be used for the remaining HD transmissions this season.
Thank you for your interest in our HD transmissions. We appreciate your comments.
Sincerely,
Nicole Halton
Met Opera Customer Relations