Romeo and Juliet
1968
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Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019) was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post–World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his film ...
Franco Zeffirelli is an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian center-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics.
Jun 3, 2024 · Franco Zeffirelli (born February 12, 1923, Florence, Italy—died June 15, 2019, Rome) was an Italian director, designer, and producer of opera, theatre, motion pictures, and television.
Jun 15, 2019 · Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director known for his sumptuous films and stage productions, died on Saturday at 96. [Read the Times obituary.]
Jun 15, 2019 · Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director renowned for his extravagantly romantic opera productions, popular film versions of Shakespeare and supercharged social life, died on Saturday at his home...
Jun 15, 2019 · Legendary Italian theater, opera and film director Franco Zeffirelli died on Saturday at the age of 96, a spokeswoman for his foundation in Rome told CNN.
Jun 17, 2019 · For decades, the director Franco Zeffirelli, who died on Saturday at 96, was the unabashed emperor of extravagance in opera. He became so associated with unchecked opulence that it’s easy...
