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Opera house documentary lifts lid on backstage crisis
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The Independent - London
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December 18, 1995
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The Royal Opera House has joined the growing list of British
institutions that have attempted to win the heart of the nation by
opening their doors to fly-on-the-wall camera crews.
But instead of images of passionate music-making and enthused
music- lovers, the documentary shows a saga of gloomy staff,
cursing directors and disgruntled opera-goers caught up in various
disputes.
A BBC camera crew followed the life of the Opera House for a
year, through the 1993-94 season, to create the six-part series to
be shown from next month. Opera house officials had anticipated a
celebration of its creative achievements, rather than an insight
into tensions behind the lavish scenery. But Jeremy Isaacs, ...
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