Previews + Extras
The Chandeliers - How an Accident Became Art
S45 E25 - 2m 46s
Architect Kyna Leski breaks down her father's story on how a wonderful accident while drawing the chandeliers became one of the most aesthetically pleasing additions to The Opera House.
A Broken Stage for Opening Night
S45 E25 - 2m 7s
What do you do when a giant turntable designed to move an army on stage for opening night doesn't work?
Leontyne Price on Opening the Metropolitan Opera
S45 E25 - 1m 47s
Soprano Leontyne Price recalls being chosen to open The Opera House with the premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra in 1966.
The Groundbreaking Ceremony of Lincoln Center
S45 E25 - 1m 48s
With remarks by Leonard Bernstein and President Eisenhower, plus music by the New York Philharmonic, Juilliard Chorus, and the Metropolitan Opera, ground broke on Lincoln Center.
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