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The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

Inside the frenzy of preparing for opening night at the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.

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Overview

Backstage with Franco Zeffirelli and Rudolph Bing as multiple mechanical difficulties snag rehearsals. Marc Chagall stops by only to see that his giant murals were not hung the way he intended in the lobby. Leontyne Price is engaging as she prepares for her commanding starring role in Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.”

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 20, 1966
Original language
English
Production
Drew Associates
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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