Opening Night 

After a harsh verdict from Betty, Hailey is ready to give up on her dream. But as the crowd fills the hall for opening night, Betty has gone missing. No one in the orchestra is prepared for... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Weitz

Writers:

Paul Weitz (teleplay by), John J. Strauss (story by) (as John Strauss)

Stars:

Lola Kirke, Saffron Burrows, Peter Vack

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Lola Kirke	...	Hailey Rutledge
Saffron Burrows	...	Cynthia Taylor
Peter Vack	...	Alex Merriweather
Hannah Dunne	...	Lizzie Campbell
Malcolm McDowell	...	Thomas Pembridge
Gael García Bernal	...	Rodrigo De Souza
Bernadette Peters	...	Gloria Windsor
Mark Blum	...	Union Bob
Debra Monk	...	Betty Cragdale
Nora Arnezeder	...	Ana Maria
Brennan Brown	...	Edward Biben
John Hodgman	...	Marlon
Jason Schwartzman	...	Bradford Sharpe
Jennifer Kim	...	Sharon
Joel Bernstein	...	Warren Boyd

Storyline

After a harsh verdict from Betty, Hailey is ready to give up on her dream. But as the crowd fills the hall for opening night, Betty has gone missing. No one in the orchestra is prepared for what happens next. As their tempestuous new soloist, Ana Maria, goes off the rails, Rodrigo is forced to make a choice.

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Plot Keywords:

opening night | soloist | concert | kiss | husband wife relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

In his encounter with Rodrigo outside the concert hall, Thomas says "All the world's a stage," quoting Shakespeare's As You Like It. Later, after the concert, he reconciles with his former lover Cynthia. Only then does he finish the Shakespeare quote: "And all we men and women are merely players." By "players," Shakespeare meant actors, but it works equally well to describe the musicians of the orchestra.

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Soundtracks

Violin Concerto in D Minor: I. Allegro Moderato
(uncredited)
Written by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Pekka Kuusisto, Leif Segerstam and Helsingin Kaupunginorkesteri

User Reviews

The Play's the Thing

SPOILER: It's finally time to put the Sibelius out there. Ana Maria is out there and everything looks good, but it doesn't take long for the train to go off the rails. Hailey has been told she doesn't have what it takes to continue as an oboist. But when it's concert time, Betty has been taken on a wild goose chase and can't make it in time. Hailey gets the call. What transpires is an unprecedented event at the concert. I'm hoping that Ana Maria doesn't come back as a character. I tire of the relationship with Rodrigo and his fixation on her. What I liked about this episode is that it went back to the music and the love of the music. I also liked that Hailey is redeemed. This ends the first season with a bang.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 December 2014 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios, Coconut Pictures, Picrow

Technical Specs

Runtime:

31 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD