Bayreuth Opera's production of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg has been streamed online. Is this the future of opera? UK Telegraph writer Rupert Christiansen approves of the innovation, but notes:

But streamings and screenings must not be used as an excuse for the BBC to renege on its responsibility to broadcast opera on terrestrial as well as digital channels - nor can they ever be a substitute for the crackling excitement of attending a real live performance.