The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
1966
Inside the frenzy of preparing for opening night at the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.
- Robert Drew
- 53m
- November 20, 1966
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
- Director
- Robert Drew
- Producer
- Robert Drew
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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