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The Opera House

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2017-10-011h 48m

Documentary

In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five decades. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, The Opera House looks at an important period of the Met’s history and delves into some of the untold stories of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the ’50s and ’60s. Among the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met’s imperious General Manager who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.

Directors
Susan Froemke
Editors
Peter R. Livingston Jr.

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  1. Leontyne Price

    Leontyne Price

    Self - Interviewee

  2. Humphrey Burton

    Humphrey Burton

    Self - BBC Arts Reporter

  3. Justino Díaz

    Justino Díaz

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Rudolf Bing

    Rudolf Bing

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Wallace Harrison

    Wallace Harrison

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Franco Zeffirelli

    Franco Zeffirelli

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Samuel Barber

    Samuel Barber

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Robert Moses

    Robert Moses

    Self (archive footage)

  9. Hilary Ballon

    Hilary Ballon

    Self (archive footage)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$325,235.00
Keywords
the metropolitan opera