Amato: A Love Affair With the Opera
Documentary (56 min.)

This is a film about one of New York's cultural landmarks, and the remarkable couple, Tony and Sally Amato, who have made it their life¹s work for the past fifty years.  Sandwiched between a gas station and the famous rock club CBGB's, in the heart of New York City¹s Bowery, the company Amato: A Love Affair With Opera operates out of a tiny brownstone, performing classical operas on a stage barely larger than a living room.  

The film explores the rich history of this stalwart little company through a focus on its 50th anniversary season. The film is at once an intimate portrait of these exuberant octogenarians, an appreciation of their idiosyncratic institution, and a lively investigation into the essential place that art holds in our socialand cultural life.  At its heart, Amato: A Love Affair With Opera is a love story, a celebration of two extraordinary  people and their 50-year romance with their operas and with each other.  
Produced by Stephen Ives, acclaimed producer of THE WEST.