Zeffirelli

British  

/ dzɛffɪˈrɛlli /

noun

1. Franco (ˈfraŋko). born 1923, Italian stage and film director and designer, noted esp for his work in opera; awarded an honorary knighthood (2004)

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Example Sentences

In New York, Franco Zeffirelli’s flashy 1981 “Bohème” is helping keep the lights on at the Metropolitan Opera throughout the season, with four different conductors and nearly as many casts.

From Los Angeles Times

A decade later, the actress garnered acclaim in Franco Zeffirelli's autobiographical 1999 film Tea with Mussolini, alongside her close friends, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.

From BBC

Zeffirelli was looking for someone who was young enough to be a convincing Juliet in what he intended to be the definitive cinematic version of the Shakespeare play.

From BBC

In 1977, Hussey had reunited with Zeffirelli for Jesus of Nazareth to play the Virgin Mary, before appearing in Death on the Nile a year later based on Agatha Christie's novel.

From BBC

A more affectionate and fanciful portrait of Callas in those years is the basis of Zeffirelli’s 2002 biopic, “Callas Forever,” starring Fanny Ardant and Jeremy Irons as her agent.

From Los Angeles Times