ROME (AP) — Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and extravagant productions, most famously captured in “Romeo and Juliet” and the ...

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The Metropolitan Opera’s production includes a lot of real food, even Oreos and bagels. And it’s Rex Marquez’s job to get it all on a shopping spree. By Adam Nagourney and Vincent Tullo Durante toda ...

Audiences often speak of Zeffirelli's "Turandot" and his "La Traviata," reducing Messrs. Puccini and Verdi to also-rans. When I was invited to review one of the season's final performances of Verdi's ...

Italian film, theater and opera director Franco Zeffirelli, known for his over-the-top productions, once described a scene of a father reacting to his son’s desire to work in the theater. “He just ...

Director Franco Zeffirelli has sometimes been criticized for over-the-top lavishness. But if ever there was an opera that needed visual opulence, it's "La Traviata." Zeffirelli's 1998 production of ...

He last set up of Maestro Franco Zeffirelli, creator of dreams, inaugurated the 97 th opera festival 2019 in a tribute of the Arena di Verona in the presence of Sergio Mattarealla, President of the ...

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic "Romeo and Juliet" and the ...

Franco Zeffirelli, the stylish and sometimes controversial theater, opera and film director, has died. He was 96. Zeffirelli, who was Oscar-nominated for his 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” died ...

Franco Zeffirelli, the stylish and sometimes controversial theater, opera and film director, has died. He was 96. Zeffirelli, who was Oscar-nominated for his 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” died ...