The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

11/20/1966

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0hr 53min

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Documentary

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

STORY

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.”

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Leontyne Price
  • Franco Zeffirelli
  • Marc Chagall
  • Rudolf Bing
  • Samuel Barber

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Drew Associates

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES