New York! The World's Smallest Opera House - This episode looks behind the scenes of the world's smallest opera house, in the heart of New York. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. That is precisely what Tony Amato, the son of an Italian butcher, thought when he came to New York in the 40s to realise his dream of owning an opera house. The house is three stories high and three windows wide. The hall feels no bigger than a living room, however its 107 seats are always sold out. Tony Amato continues to be the centre and linchpin of this miniature opera. He conducts, sings, jumps, laughs and grumbles all at once. At 88 years of age, Maestro Tony Amato is in the middle of the season's last production. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 1 of 2) (Documentary) G CC
Global Village was broadcast on SBS ONE at Wednesday 9 April 2014, 08:00.