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MS 1959/21/20/1
MS 1959/21/20/1
1998
Discusses early life in Italy under Fascism, seeing Laurence Olivier in Henry V in 1945, relationship with England, Mary O'Neill and Florence's Scorpioni, Shakespeare, The Scots Guards, early career i...
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MS 1959/21/20/10
MS 1959/21/20/10
1998
Franco Zeffirelli directs a dress rehearsal of Pagliacci for The Washington Opera. Exterior shots of the opera house of The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with poster for Pagliacci out...
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MS 1959/21/20/11
MS 1959/21/20/11
1998
Zeffirelli talks about directing Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of the Shrew; Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, race in Othello, production design in opera and film, casting choices, G...
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MS 1959/21/20/12
MS 1959/21/20/12
1998
Various shots of stage and actors during rehearsals for Pagliacci; audio intermittent. Zeffirelli talks to the cast about the opera.
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MS 1959/21/20/14
MS 1959/21/20/14
1998
Shots of Yitzhak Rabin's memorial by sculptor Yael Ben-Artzi at Rabin's Square in Tel Aviv, with floral tributes, candles and graffiti. Zeffirelli at the memorial, touring the square. Zeffirelli talki...
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MS 1959/21/20/16
MS 1959/21/20/16
1998
Zeffirelli teaches a masterclass in Israel. Exterior shots of theatre with Hebrew poster for La Boheme; footage of performance, Zeffirelli in audience.
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MS 1959/21/20/17
MS 1959/21/20/17
1998
Performance of La Boheme, Franco Zeffirelli watching
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MS 1959/21/20/18
MS 1959/21/20/18
1998
Zeffirelli talks about directing Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of the Shrew; Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, race in Othello, production design in opera and film, casting choices, G...
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MS 1959/21/20/19
MS 1959/21/20/19
1998
Zeffirelli talks about working with various conductors and singers; Maria Callas, Laurence Olivier, Placido Domingo, new talent in film and theatre. Shots of Zeffirelli's archives and studio, as he ta...