Director
Franco Zeffirelli
February 12, 1923 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Plácido Domingo
4 titles together
La traviata, Otello, Turandot
Michael York
3 titles together
Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth, The Taming of the Shrew
Pat Heywood
3 titles together
Romeo and Juliet, Sparrow, Young Toscanini
Richard Warwick
3 titles together
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Jane Eyre
Valentina Cortese
3 titles together
Jesus of Nazareth, Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Sparrow
Joan Plowright
3 titles together
Jane Eyre, Tea with Mussolini, Callas Forever
Full filmography · 55
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Director
2025
Georges Bizet: Carmen
Director
2022
Turandot
Director
2022
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Director
2022
Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore
Director
2020
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Director
2019
La Traviata - Arena di Verona
Director
2019
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Director
2018
Zeffirelli's Inferno
Director and Writer
2017
Don Giovanni
Director
2015
Carmen (Arena di Verona)
Director
2014
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona
Director
2011