ROME (Reuters) - Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world's greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has died. He was 96. In a statement, his foundation said he died ...

Zeffirelli made it his mission to make culture accessible to the masses, often seeking inspiration in Shakespeare and other literary greats for his films, and producing operas aimed at TV audiences.

Say the name Franco Zeffirelli and opera and movie sets of almost mind-numbing opulence come to mind—acres of plush fringed curtains, dense furniture arrangements, and jewel-box palettes so rich that ...

His best films were either Shakespearean or operatic ones, including ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Alamy) Franco Zeffirelli, who described his style as “lavish in scale and ...

ROME — After staging operas for decades at venerable Western world venues, such as La Scala and the Met, Franco Zeffirelli is taking “Turandot” to the new Royal Opera House in Oman, where, on Oct. 12, ...

The fur is flying at Milan’s La Scala, with the celebrated lyric theatre caught in a cat fight with opera legend Franco Zeffirelli. The prickly, 91-year-old director has expressed outrage at the way ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Franco Zeffirelli, the stylish and sometimes controversial theater, opera and film director, has died. He was 96. Zeffirelli, who ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Italy's film director Franco Zeffirelli smiles during a ceremony at the British Embassy in Rome Nove.. ROME (Reuters) ...