In the Shadow of the Stars

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 as it depicts the lives of the various members of the chorus, rather than the big name stars.

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)

Accolades
The film which won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Light and Saraf.

Availability
It was released on DVD in 2005 with extra scenes and the Oscar acceptance speech by Saraf as bonus features.

It is available for streaming.