The Opera House backdrop
The Opera House poster
Trailer
The Opera House
8.2
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1h 48m
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2017
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Leontyne Price poster
Leontyne Price
Self - interviewed
Justino Díaz poster
Justino Díaz
Self
Rudolf Bing poster
Rudolf Bing
Self
Wallace Harrison poster
Wallace Harrison
Self
Franco Zeffirelli poster
Franco Zeffirelli
Self
Samuel Barber poster
Samuel Barber
Self
Robert Moses poster
Robert Moses
Self
Hilary Ballon poster
Hilary Ballon
Self
Rosalind Elias poster
Rosalind Elias
Self
Kyna Leski poster
Kyna Leski
Self

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