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The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 20, 1966

Runtime

0h 53m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

Production Companies

Drew Associates

Director

Robert Drew

Description

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.”