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The New Met: Countdown to Curtain (1966)

Movie"Inside the frenzy of preparing for opening night at the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center."
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
NR 53 minNov 20th, 1966Documentary
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.”
StarringLeontyne PriceFranco ZeffirelliMarc Chagall
DirectorRobert Drew

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Drew Associates