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The Opera House( 2017)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Leontyne Price

      Self - Interviewee

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      Humphrey Burton

      Self - BBC Arts Reporter

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      Justino Díaz

      Self (archive footage)

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      Rudolf Bing

      Self (archive footage)

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      Wallace Harrison

      Self (archive footage)

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      Franco Zeffirelli

      Self (archive footage)

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      Samuel Barber

      Self (archive footage)

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      Robert Moses

      Self (archive footage)

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      Hilary Ballon

      Self (archive footage)

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      Rosalind Elias

      Self (archive footage)

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      Kyna Leski

      Self (archive footage)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    325235.00

    Keywords

    • the metropolitan opera