Drottningholms slottsteater (1966)

The curtain goes up. 18th century backdrop depicting a city. The model for the scenes. The scene changes in ten seconds to a pillar salon with the help of Donato Stopani's still functioning stage machinery. The lounge from the stage. Stagehand. The old stage machinery with large wooden wheels, elevators and paddles sets squeaky in motion. Lively in changing rooms and make-up clubs for tonight's performance of 'Ifigenia in Aulis'. Elisabeth Söderström makeup. Close-up photos of several artists and attire. A boy in 18th-century clothes calls for the first act.