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.
Pain and Glory
Drama
7.4
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
Rear Window
Thriller, Mystery
8.3
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.2
Zombieland
Comedy, Horror
7.3
La La Land
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
7.9
1917
War, History, Thriller, Drama
8.0
Grease
Romance, Comedy
7.4
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Holidate
Comedy, Romance
7.0
Big Fish
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
7.8
The Thing
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
8.1
Shrek
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
7.8
The Green Mile
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
8.5
Superman
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
7.5
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Horror
7.3
Mad Max: Fury Road
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
7.6
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
7.6
Princess Mononoke
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
8.3
BlacKkKlansman
Crime, Comedy, Drama, History
7.5
Finding of Color. Denis Bouriakov
Documentary
0.0
Puccini: La bohème
Music
0.0
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette
Music, Drama
8.0
Verdi: Nabucco
Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
Music
0.0
Lucia di Lammermoor
Music, Drama
0.0
Moonstruck
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.9
The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo
Music
4.0
Der Rosenkavalier
Music
7.0
La Forza del Destino
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
Fantasy, Music
7.7
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
Drama, Music
8.0
Rossini: Semiramide
Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa Miller
Music
10.0
The Ghosts of Versailles
Music
0.0
Bellini: La Sonnambula
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Drama, Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose
Music
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Werther
Music, Drama
0.0