New Met - Countdown to Curtain

Synopsis
Documentary, hosted by Donald Voorhhes, about the weeks of preparation and rehearsals leading up to the world premiere opening night performance of Samuel Barber’s opera Antony and Cleopatra at the new Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center, New York City, on September 16, 1966. Franco Zeffirelli wrote the libretto and directed for stage. The Metropolitan Opera and Chorus is conducted by Thomas Schippers.
Series
Bell Telephone Hour, The
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Metropolitan Opera House, New York City

Credits

Director
Franco Zeffirelli; Robert Drew
Producer
Robert Drew
Writer
Franco Zeffirelli
Music
Samuel Barber
Contributor
Donald Voorhees; Franco Zeffirelli; Rudolph Bing
Cast
Justino Diaz 
Leontyne Price 
Rosalind Elias 

Production Company

Name

Henry Jaffe Enterprises

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web
http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 621-6600
Address
25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA
Notes
Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.
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