Gallery HD Launches Opera Block

NEW YORK, February 6: VOOM HD
Networks’ Gallery HD, a high-definition channel in the U.S. devoted to the
visual arts, is launching a Sunday afternoon programming block, Opera and an
Omelet, featuring well-known operas from
around the world.

The block will run for 11
weeks, beginning February 18 at noon. The operas have been acquired from BBC
Worldwide and Opus Arte U.K. The block launches with Handel’s Giulio Cesare, followed by Verdi’s Otello starring José Cura. Next month, Opera and
an Omelet will feature Don
Giovanni on March 4, followed by Tales
of Hoffman, Barber of Seville and La Gazzetta.