Opera Meets Film: What the Iconic Scene From 'The Shawshank Redemption' Says About Opera's Greatest Power - OperaWire

CLIPS on Instagram: "😂 Interesting fact: In “The Shawshank Redemption”, the famous scene where Andy plays the opera music over the prison yard was shot using real speakers blasting the aria so the actors’ reactions would feel genuine. The crew said the entire set went silent listening to it, which is pretty wild considering half the extras were pretending to be hardened inmates while secretly getting emotional over opera."