The Opera House

The Opera House

2017
1h 48m
8.2

8.2/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $325,235

Language: EN

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Production Information

Spoken Languages
English French

Keywords

the metropolitan opera

Quick Facts

Release Date October 1, 2017
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt7659110
Website Visit Site

Cast

Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price

Self - Interviewee

Humphrey Burton
Humphrey Burton

Self - BBC Arts Reporter

Justino Díaz
Justino Díaz

Self (archive footage)

Rudolf Bing
Rudolf Bing

Self (archive footage)

Wallace Harrison
Wallace Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli

Self (archive footage)

Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber

Self (archive footage)

Robert Moses
Robert Moses

Self (archive footage)

Hilary Ballon
Hilary Ballon

Self (archive footage)

Rosalind Elias
Rosalind Elias

Self (archive footage)

Kyna Leski
Kyna Leski

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Susan Froemke
Director
Mia Bongiovanni
Executive Producer
Susan Froemke
Producer
Peter Gelb
Producer
Alexandra Eastman
Executive Producer