In the Shadow of the Stars is a 1991 American documentary film about the San Francisco Opera by the husband-and-wife team of Irving Saraf and Allie Light.TV Guide It depicts the lives of the various members of the chorus, rather than the big name stars.Review/Film; The Unsung of the Opera, Or, Voices of the Chorus - The New York TimesWorldCat.org
Operas featured in the film The Flying Dutchman (Richard Wagner) The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky) Macbeth (Giuseppe Verdi) L'Africaine (Giacomo Meyerbeer) Il Trovatore (Verdi) La Boheme (Giacomo Puccini) AllMovieThe Austin Chronicle
Accolades The film which won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Light and Saraf.1992|Oscars.org|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Availability It was released on DVD in 2005 with extra scenes and the Oscar acceptance speech by Saraf as bonus features.PopMatters
It is available for streaming.Amazon.com
References
External links In the Shadow of the Stars at Light-Saraf Films
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