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The story of Zubin Mehta, a young Indian-born conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera House Company. Follows the conductor on his daily routine - rehearsals, meetings, performances, and back-stage life - and on his world tour with the orchestra, winding up at his birth place in Bombay. Ends with Ravel’s arrangement of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an exhibition”.
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ACMI Identifier
008578
Language
English
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)