The Opera House (2017)

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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The Opera House
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Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price
as Self - Interviewee
Humphrey Burton
Humphrey Burton
as Self - BBC Arts Reporter
Justino Díaz
Justino Díaz
as Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Bing
Rudolf Bing
as Self (archive footage)
Wallace Harrison
Wallace Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
as Self (archive footage)
Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Moses
Robert Moses
as Self (archive footage)
Hilary Ballon
Hilary Ballon
as Self (archive footage)
Rosalind Elias
Rosalind Elias
as Self (archive footage)
Kyna Leski
Kyna Leski
as Self (archive footage)
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck
Music
Susan Froemke
Susan Froemke
Director
Peter R. Livingston Jr.
Peter R. Livingston Jr.
Editor
Dana Schechter
Dana Schechter
Animation
Muffie Meyer
Muffie Meyer
Consulting Producer
Mia Bongiovanni
Mia Bongiovanni
Executive Producer
Roger Phenix
Roger Phenix
Sound
Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb
Producer
Jason Conradt
Jason Conradt
Animation
Lindsey Schneider
Lindsey Schneider
Archival Footage Research
Prudence Arndt
Prudence Arndt
Archival Footage Coordinator
Justine Pierce
Justine Pierce
Archival Footage Research
Peter R. Livingston Jr.
Peter R. Livingston Jr.
Co-Director
Alexandra Eastman
Alexandra Eastman
Executive Producer
Susan Froemke
Susan Froemke
Producer
Jaclyn Lee
Jaclyn Lee
Associate Producer
Jaclyn Lee
Jaclyn Lee
First Assistant Editor
Victor Ilyukhin
Victor Ilyukhin
Assistant Editor
Molly Schwartz
Molly Schwartz
Animation
Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti
Music
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod
Music
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Music
Modeste Moussorgsky
Modeste Moussorgsky
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Bellini
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
Music
Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
Music
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet
Music
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Music
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
Music
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