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The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
1966
Directed by
Robert Drew
53 min
INSIDE THE FRENZY OF PREPARING FOR OPENING NIGHT AT THE NEW METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE AT LINCOLN CENTER.
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.”
Ratings
3.5
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Details
Release Date
1966-11-20
Runtime
53 min
Original Language
English
Languages
Production Companies
Drew Associates
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Documentary