The New Met: Countdown to Curtain (1966)

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.”

Released

1966-11-20

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

53 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Robert Drew