Franco Zeffirelli Movies

  • 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
  • 1954
    Senso

    Senso

    Senso

    7.1951954HD

    A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

    Senso
  • 1967
    Our World

    Our World

    Our World

    01967HD

    Various international presentions are featured through satellite uplink.

    Our World
  • 1993
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    7.51993HD

    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
  • 1980
    My Name Is Anna Magnani

    My Name Is Anna Magnani

    My Name Is Anna Magnani

    81980HD

    Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity...

    My Name Is Anna Magnani
  • 2018
    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

    92018HD

    Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its...

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
  • 2002
    Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

    6.32002HD

    Aging opera singer Maria Callas tries to make a comeback by performing in a production of Bizet's "Carmen."

    Callas Forever
  • 1964
    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

    01964HD

    At the beginning of 1964, the music world experiences something completely unexpected. Maria Callas returns to the opera stage as the prima donna....

    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
  • 1994
    Sparrow

    Sparrow

    Sparrow

    7.41994HD

    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
  • 2022
    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    72022HD

    Giacomo Puccini’s final operatic masterpiece, Turandot, is one of the repertory’s most extravagant spectacles. And in the Met’s...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
  • 2014
    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    7.2032014HD

    A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and...

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
  • 2001
    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    62001HD

    Documentary about legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis who's credits range from Fellini's La Strada to today's Hannibal franchise. This...

    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
  • 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
  • 1989
    12 Directors for 12 Cities

    12 Directors for 12 Cities

    12 Directors for 12 Cities

    51989HD

    Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.

    12 Directors for 12 Cities
  • 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
  • 1982
    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

    01982HD

    "La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera....

    Puccini: La bohème
  • 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
  • 1982
    Cavalleria rusticana

    Cavalleria rusticana

    Cavalleria rusticana

    71982HD

    Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features...

    Cavalleria rusticana
  • 1976
    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

    01976HD

    The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael...

    Verdi: Otello
  • 2002
    Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

    6.22002HD

    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