Henry Butler, stage director for the New York Metropolitan Opera Company, comments on the emotional inspiration for opera, famous opera houses, and trends in opera today. Includes interviews with the performers, and long extracts from performances of La Traviata and I Pagliacci.
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ACMI Identifier
007937
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Opera - Instruction and study
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Music & Performing Arts → Opera - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Opera - Production and direction
Music & Performing Arts → Opera singers
Music & Performing Arts → Operas
Music & Performing Arts → Operas - Excerpts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)