The Opera House

2017

1h 50m

Documentary

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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.

Lillian Crawford

Little White Lies

Far from a harmonious performance.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2018

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

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.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 29, 2018

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

A plethora of pleasures are hidden under the deceptively mundane title of "The Opera House."

Mar 15, 2018

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Amelie Lasker

FF2 Media

Froemke has created a fascinating picture of how art and humanity survive across time and place.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 26, 2018

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

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.

Jan 25, 2018

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Nora Lee Mandel

Maven's Nest

Rare stills, marvelous footage, glorious archival performance music, and five-decade experiences of charming fans who are the institutional memory, and full of anecdotes

Rated: 8/10

Dec 5, 2017

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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

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