Franco Zeffirelli: Complete Works - Theatre, Opera, Film
Franco Zeffirelli first entered the theatre in 1945 as a set designer, working as an assistant to Luchino Visconti. Soon he moved into direction, and from theatre into opera and cinema. His productions ofLa Boheme,Tosca,Pagliacci,Carmen, andDon Giovanniare definitive. Among his films areRomeo and Juliet(1968),Hamlet(1990), andTea with Mussolini(1998). Caterina Napoleone is an art historian. She has published numerous books, includingZeffirelli at The Met(2008).