The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

1966/11/20 • Released

Documentary
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53m

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

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.”

Director : Robert Drew

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Leontyne Price

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Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

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Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

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Rudolf Bing

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Samuel Barber

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Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson

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