With Leonard Bernstein and Franco Zeffirelli making their Metropolitan Opera debut together in a new production of Verdi’s Falstaff, the Met was sure of a sensation. What kind of sensation was a ...

Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director known for his sumptuous films and stage productions, died Saturday at 96. If there is a signature Zeffirelli opera, it may well be Puccini’s “La Bohème.” His ...

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 ...

MILAN — Workers at Milan’s La Scala are threatening strike action next week that would cancel the first three performances of “La Boheme” at the world famous opera house. Wrangling over contract ...

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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 Italian director renowned for his extravagantly romantic opera productions, popular film versions of Shakespeare and supercharged social life, died Saturday at his home in Rome.

Durante toda su vida estuvo asociada con Julieta debido al gran éxito de la adaptación cinematográfica de Franco Zeffirelli de 1968, que se convirtió en su propio relato shakesperiano. By Alex Traub ...

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 ...

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