The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
1966
53 min
English
Inside the frenzy of preparing for opening night at the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.
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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.”
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Drew Associates
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Top Cast
Leontyne Price as Self
Franco Zeffirelli as Self
Marc Chagall as Self
Rudolf Bing as Self
Samuel Barber as Self
Top Crew
Robert Drew · Director
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