HERE & NOW--Placido Domingo/Washington Opera
HERE & NOW--Placido Domingo/Washington Opera
WETA "HERE AND NOW" 5/22/1995 IN 12.48.00-WETA credit Host Derek McGinty. Shot of PLACIDO DOMINGO singing with an orchestra. V.O.-DOMINGO recently appointed as artistic director of Washington Opera. Shot of ceremony where the outgoing director introduces DOMINGO as his successor. Title sequence 12.49.12-exterior of KENNEDY CENTER. McGinty intro program with stage rehearsal of the Washington Opera in background. Discusses the legacy of outgoing director Martin Feinstein in developing the WASHINGTON OPERA. Shots of Feinstein conducting the opera. Shots of staging and performers in the OPERA. Colleagues describe Feinstein as a master showman. B/W still of old Hippodrome Opera House in New York City. Shot of Feinstein discussing his early experiences with OPERA. Shots of Feinstein with colleagues and his son, stills of Feinstein with other theater moguls, he discusses the old days of theater and opera. Stills of Feinstein with patrons and performers of the Kennedy Center Opera. An Arts critic praises Feinstien's work. Shots of workers constructing stage sets. A carpenter says that the whole operation went up several notches when Feinstein took over the Washington Opera. Shots of a rehearsal, actors working, directors planning the staging. Stills of elaborately costumed and staged productions. 12.53.17-Shots of a production. Shot of Feinstein, discussing the goal of putting on first-class productions. Shots of orchestra rehearsing, actors rehearsing. Critic discussing the commercial problems of Opera. Shots of Feinstein with patrons. Feinstein says that the financial end of the business is sometimes a hindrance. Shots of a rehearsal. Feinstein says that Opera is not an elitist art. Shot of a mezzo soprano of the company, calls Opera her home. Shot of Feinstein introducing PLACIDO DOMINGO as his successor. Patrons greet and congratulate Feinstein. Shot of PLACICO DOMINGO singing in an Opera. Critic says that DOMINGO will have a tough task of maintaining quality. Feinstein's son says that critics of the high budgets run by the Washington Opera don't consider that the world of the arts is better for the spending. Shots of an elaborate production. 12.57.10-McGinty-introduces conversation with PLACIDO DOMINGO. Discussion of DOMINGO'S goals for his tenure with the Washington Opera. He talks about his family's involvement with theater and music, the problems of keeping a company afloat financially, how he'll balance continuing to sing with running the Washington company. He says he's inheriting a company that's in good shape. He needs to go around the world to sing to keep up with the best talent. He will take risks with repertoire and production with Washington Opera. 13.02.07