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The New Met: Countdown to Curtain poster

Inside the frenzy of preparing for opening night at the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain (1966)

November 20, 196653mEN

Overview

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.”

Director

Robert Drew

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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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Production Companies

Drew Associates

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