Sutton Cinemas in Grass Valley has announced that it will stop carrying the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series

Music in the Mountains, which was the organization that convinced Sutton Cinemas to present the HD broadcasts, contacted The Nevada Theatre when it learned of the decision to see if it would be possible to stream the performances. However, the organization learned the that the theater had already rented the space for the dates of the broadcasts. Music in the Mountains attempted to find options but the distributor of the Met’s broadcasts insists that all of the showings must be done or none of them.

In a statement, Terry Brown of Music in the Mountains said, “The good news is that it’s a super season of much-loved and new operas being broadcast this year. The bad news is that none of our local theaters are able to show them.”

Brian Young of Sutton Cinemas added,“The schedules interfere with showing our other films, and we can’t afford to jeopardize that relationship with the distributor.”

Music in the Mountains has been bringing world-class classical music to Nevada County since 1982.