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The Opera House

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Filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the Metropolitan Opera's rich history. Using archival footage, stills and interviews, Susan Froemke looks at an important period of the Met's history and delves into some untold stories.

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Lillian Crawford Little White Lies 08/26/2018
2/5
Far from a harmonious performance. Go to Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian 06/29/2018
3/5
Froemke never fully squares these stories with opera's long-accused elitism. Instead, the film reverts to quietly absorbing inside-baseball territory lit up by a couple of uncommon personalities. Go to Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 03/15/2018
A plethora of pleasures are hidden under the deceptively mundane title of "The Opera House." Go to Full Review Amelie Lasker FF2 Media 08/26/2018
4/5
Froemke has created a fascinating picture of how art and humanity survive across time and place. Go to Full Review Chris Barsanti Film Journal International 01/25/2018
This documentary about how the Metropolitan Opera moved from its old Midtown house to Lincoln Center is more dramatically rendered than it has any right to be. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/04/2018 The full story of a major cultural institution and significant public architectural project. High and low truths were masterly woven: stories of the powerful woven with the stories of the fieldworkers. Watching "The Opera House" was like turning over tapestry, and seeing the rich layers of its hidden warp for the first time. Leontyne Price was the fiber which spanned through--from her height as star to the daughter of a diva hanging clothes on a line in Mississippi. Moving and rich. See more 02/03/2018 Bland and promotional in nature, produced by the Metropolitan itself. Wants to have its cake and eat it too: alludes to the destructive and insensitive elimination of low-income housing, while gushing fondly about the Met anyway. What does it add to our understanding of the institution, besides defending it (incapably)? See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the Metropolitan Opera's rich history. Using archival footage, stills and interviews, Susan Froemke looks at an important period of the Met's history and delves into some untold stories.
Director
Susan Froemke
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2020
Runtime
1h 50m