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.”
Director: Robert Drew
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Leontyne Price as Self |
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Franco Zeffirelli as Self |
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Marc Chagall as Self |
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Rudolf Bing as Self |
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Samuel Barber as Self |
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Lady Bird Johnson as Self |
| Directing | Robert Drew | Director |
| Production | Robert Drew | Producer |