The church turned to Zeffirelli for help with the 1978 papal installation and the 1983 Holy Year opening ceremonies in St Peter's Basilica.įormer prime minister Silvio Berlusconi also called on him to direct a number of high-profile events. He was one of the few Italian directors who was close the Vatican. One of Zeffirelli's last films, 1999's Tea With Mussolini, saw him work with Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith and Cher.
He directed Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1967 adaptation of The Taming Of The Shrew, returning to Shakespeare in 1990 with Hamlet. He also worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Zeffirelli was one of Italy's most prolific directors, working on stage with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and his beloved Maria Callas. I am a director who uses different instruments to express his dreams and his stories - to make people dream," Zeffirelli told the Associated Press in a 2006 interview. He once likened himself to a sultan with a harem of three: film, theatre and opera. One of the high points of his opera career was a production of Verdi's "Aida" at Milan's La Scala in 2006, which won more than 15 minutes of applause on opening night.He produced classics for the world's most famous opera houses and plays for London and Italian stages. He brought Shakespeare to the screen several times, and his "Romeo and Juliet" was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director Oscars. Zeffirelli, who was often appreciated more by the public than by critics, directed more than two dozen films, working with stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, Alec Guinness, Faye Dunaway and Jon Voight. "Florence is giving back to the master everything he gave to the city," Mayor Dario Nardella said. Federico Fellini 1965 JULIET OF THE SPIRITS - The candles. Family, friends and politicians, including Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli, filled the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral. Looking for the scripts matching romeo juliet Find all about romeo juliet on. Zeffirelli, a native of Florence, was the last of a generation of Italian film luminaries who came of age after World War Two, including Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio De Sica. In the meantime, he had become an enfant prodige, famous both as a composer and as an orchestra conductor. Then, still a child, he moved to Rome where he completed his studies at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in 1929 with Alfredo Casella. FLORENCE (Reuters) - Hundreds of people gathered in Florence on Tuesday for the funeral of film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli, who died on Saturday at the age of 96. Born in Milan in 1911 into a family of musicians, Nino Rota was first a student of Orefice and Pizzetti.
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