Franco Zeffirelli Movies
- 1994
Sparrow
Sparrow7.71994HD
Catania, Sicilia 1854. A serious epidemic of cholera is hitting the region. Maria a 16 years old novice leaves her convent and returns her home to...
- 2017
The Opera House
The Opera House8.22017HD
In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five...
- 1986
Otello
Otello5.91986HD
Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds...
- 2014
The Mystery of Dante
The Mystery of Dante5.22014HD
A journey in the footsteps of the most famous initiate of Italian Trecento, the author of the celebrated "Divine Comedy". A poet who has inspired...
- 1982
La traviata
La traviata7.11982HD
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...
- 2007
Callas Assoluta
Callas Assoluta6.52007HD
This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in...
- 1947
Angelina
Angelina6.51947HD
A rowdy woman is so forceful that she outdoes her husband in a loud cry against speculators who refuse poor people entrance to a block of new...
- 1999
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti6.21999HD
A chronological look at the creative life of Luchino Visconti (1906-1976). It examines his theatricality, role in the neorealist movement, use of...
- 2003
Bizet: Carmen
Bizet: Carmen62003HD
This 2003 performance of Georges Bizet's 19th century opera Carmen was produced and directed by filmmaker and stage director Franco Zeffirelli, best...
- 2004
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly02004HD
Japan, early twentieth century. U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker. The broker, Goro, has...
- 1994
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota61994HD
The artistic evolution of the great composer, whose work left an indelible mark in the history of Italian cinema. In this documentary Nino Rota's...
- 1977
Jesus Of Nazareth
Jesus Of Nazareth01977HD
Robert Powell stars in the epic 1977 drama chronicling the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. With Laurence Olivier, James Earl...
- 1953
Empty Eyes
Empty Eyes71953HD
A young and shy girl Celestina arrives from her small home village to Rome to become a housemaid. Her inexperience and naivety causes her to change...
- 1988
Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini5.91988HD
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.
- 2008
Puccini: La Bohème
Puccini: La Bohème02008HD
Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...
- 1993
Falstaff
Falstaff8.21993HD
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...
- 2011
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona82011HD
The Arena di Verona Festival honors Italian stage director Franco Zeffirelli, and his legendary production of Turandot. Interpreted within the...
- 1978
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci91978HD
Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on opera's most popular double-bill.
- 1987
Turandot
Turandot6.41987HD
The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...
- 2001
Aida
Aida82001HD
Verdi’s grand opera “Aida” is given an intimate treatment in Busetto, Italy, in 2001, in a staging with young singers, all coached...