Directing
Franco Zeffirelli
Born Feb 12, 1923 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy · Died Jun 15, 2019
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli KBE, Grande Ufficiale OMRI (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), commonly known as Franco Zeffirelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko dzeffiˈrɛlli]), was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party.
Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics.
He was also known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries.
A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977, Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. He was awarded the Premio Colosseo in 2009 by the city of Rome.
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Directed
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
2025
Music
Georges Bizet: Carmen
2022
Music
Turandot
2022
Music
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
2022
Music
Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore
2020
Music
La Bohème - Wiener Staatsoper
2019
Music
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
2019
Music · Drama
La Traviata - Arena di Verona
2019
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
2018
Music
Zeffirelli's Inferno
2017
Animation
Don Giovanni
2015
Music
Carmen (Arena di Verona)
2014
Music
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona
2011
Music
Carmen
2010
Music
Puccini: La Bohème
2008
Drama · Music
Verdi: Aida
2006
Music
La Boheme
2004
Madama Butterfly
2004
Music
Callas Forever
2002
Romance · Drama
La Traviata
2002
Music
Aida
2001
Drama · Music · Romance
Don Giovanni
2000
Music
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Comedy · Drama · War
Carmen
1997
Music
Jane Eyre
1996
Drama · Romance
Sparrow
1994
Drama
Falstaff
1993
Music
Don Carlo
1992
Music
The King of Ads
1991
Documentary
Hamlet
1990
Drama · History
12 Directors for 12 Cities
1989
Documentary
Young Toscanini
1988
Drama · History
Pagliacci
1987
Music · Drama
Turandot
1987
Music
Otello
1986
Drama · Music
Tosca
1985
Music
La traviata
1982
Drama · Music
Cavalleria rusticana
1982
TV Movie · Music
Puccini: La bohème
1982
Music
Endless Love
1981
Romance · Drama
The Champ
1979
Drama
La Bohème
1979
Music
Carmen
1978
Music
Otello - The Met
1978
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
1978
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Drama
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
Drama · History
Romeo and Juliet
1968
Drama · Romance
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
Comedy · Romance
For Florence
1966
Documentary · TV Movie
La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala
1965
Drama · Music
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
1964
Music
Camping
1958
Comedy · Romance
Acting
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
2022
Documentary
The Opera House
2017
Documentary
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
2014
Documentary
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Documentary
The Mystery of Dante
2014
Mystery · History · Documentary
