Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director known for his sumptuous films and stage productions, died Saturday at 96. If there is a signature Zeffirelli opera, it may well be Puccini’s “La Bohème.” His ...

With Leonard Bernstein and Franco Zeffirelli making their Metropolitan Opera debut together in a new production of Verdi’s Falstaff, the Met was sure of a sensation. What kind of sensation was a ...

MILAN — Workers at Milan’s La Scala are threatening strike action next week that would cancel the first three performances of “La Boheme” at the world famous opera house. Wrangling over contract ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s production includes a lot of real food, even Oreos and bagels. And it’s Rex Marquez’s job to get it all on a shopping spree. By Adam Nagourney and Vincent Tullo Durante toda ...

Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director known for his sumptuous films and stage productions, died Saturday at 96. Franco Zeffirelli The 9 films and operas that defined a director The critics sometimes ...