Franco Zeffirelli Movies

  • 1994
    Sparrow

    Sparrow

    Sparrow

    7.71994HD

    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...

    Sparrow
  • 2017
    The Opera House

    The Opera House

    The Opera House

    8.22017HD

    In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five...

    The Opera House
  • 1986
    Otello

    Otello

    Otello

    5.91986HD

    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...

    Otello
  • 2014
    The Mystery of Dante

    The Mystery of Dante

    The Mystery of Dante

    5.22014HD

    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...

    The Mystery of Dante
  • 1982
    La traviata

    La traviata

    La traviata

    7.11982HD

    This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...

    La traviata
  • 2007
    Callas Assoluta

    Callas Assoluta

    Callas Assoluta

    6.52007HD

    This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in...

    Callas Assoluta
  • 1947
    Angelina

    Angelina

    Angelina

    6.51947HD

    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...

    Angelina
  • 1999
    Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

    6.21999HD

    A chronological look at the creative life of Luchino Visconti (1906-1976). It examines his theatricality, role in the neorealist movement, use of...

    Luchino Visconti
  • 2003
    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    62003HD

    This 2003 performance of Georges Bizet's 19th century opera Carmen was produced and directed by filmmaker and stage director Franco Zeffirelli, best...

    Bizet: Carmen
  • 2004
    Madama Butterfly

    Madama Butterfly

    Madama Butterfly

    02004HD

    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...

    Madama Butterfly
  • 1994
    A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

    A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

    A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

    61994HD

    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...

    A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
  • 1977
    Jesus Of Nazareth

    Jesus Of Nazareth

    Jesus Of Nazareth

    01977HD

    Robert Powell stars in the epic 1977 drama chronicling the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. With Laurence Olivier, James Earl...

    Jesus Of Nazareth
  • 1953
    Empty Eyes

    Empty Eyes

    Empty Eyes

    71953HD

    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...

    Empty Eyes
  • 1988
    Young Toscanini

    Young Toscanini

    Young Toscanini

    5.91988HD

    A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.

    Young Toscanini
  • 2008
    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    Puccini: La Bohème

    02008HD

    Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...

    Puccini: La Bohème
  • 1993
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    8.21993HD

    It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...

    Falstaff
  • 2011
    Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona

    Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona

    Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona

    82011HD

    The Arena di Verona Festival honors Italian stage director Franco Zeffirelli, and his legendary production of Turandot. Interpreted within the...

    Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona
  • 1978
    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    91978HD

    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.

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
  • 1987
    Turandot

    Turandot

    Turandot

    6.41987HD

    The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...

    Turandot
  • 2001
    Aida

    Aida

    Aida

    82001HD

    Verdi’s grand opera “Aida” is given an intimate treatment in Busetto, Italy, in 2001, in a staging with young singers, all coached...

    Aida