The Lark Theater Presents THE OPERA HOUSE

The Lark Theater is pleased to present The Opera House, a new film by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke. The Opera House surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, the film chronicles the creation of the Met's storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the '50s and '60s. Amongst the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber's Anthony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met's imperious General Manager, who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.

When: Wednesday, January 17th, 6:30pm
Where: Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA.

Ticket prices are $15 general admission. To purchase tickets, visit www.larktheater.net or call 415-924-5111.

The Lark Theater's mission is to maintain the 1940 art deco theater as a nonprofit, single screen, state of the art community film center to enhance the artistic, cultural and social life of Marin County with quality independent film, international film, classic & family film, film festivals and multi-cultural events.