ネットでオペラを聴く人集まれ!コミュのVivalavoce有料化(2006/9/12)。

　調布カルメンの本番が近づき、このところ少し遠ざかって
いましたが、昨日、久しぶりに聴こうと思ったら、これまで
見たことのないメッセージが現れびっくり。

VivaLaVoce is now available by subscription, for US$4.99 per month.

　いろいろチェックしたら、9月12日(火)から有料会員制に
移行したようです。今まで、無料で楽しんでいたのに残念!
引き続き、聞きたい場合、会員登録が必要になるようです。

VivaLaVoce is a 24-hour Internet radio station
devoted entirely to classical vocal music - opera,
choral, and art song - including a complete opera
every day at 8pm and 3am Eastern time. VivaLaVoce
is produced by WGMS, Washington, DC's classical
radio station, and is available worldwide for only
USD $4.99 per month.

For details on subscribing, please click here.

We thank those of you who have enjoyed VivaLaVoce
since its launch in January 2005 and hope you will
continue to listen as a subscriber. The worldwide
demand for VivaLaVoce has been so strong that the
increase in music royalty and streaming expenses has
outpaced our ability to support the station
commercially. Not wanting to discontinue the
VivaLaVoce broadcast, we opted to introduce a
subscription fee as of September 12, 2006.

We hope that you will continue to support our
efforts so that we can continue to provide this
exclusive programming to you.

Thank you again for listening and VivaLaVoce -
Long Live the Voice!