The New York Times – Music:
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.
Category: Zeffirelli, Franco
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Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Turandot’: More Than Appropriation
The New York Times – Music:
The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping.
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6 Highlights of Maria Callas’s Opera Career at La Scala
The New York Times – Music:
The soprano appeared in more than two dozen productions at the house in Milan as she rose to become opera’s leading lady. Here are six highlights.
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Marina Cicogna, Italy’s First Major Female Film Producer, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Film:
A countess from an influential Italian family, she charted her own course and produced films by the likes of Pasolini and Zeffirelli.
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Teen Stars of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Sue Over Nudity in 1968 Film
The New York Times – Film:
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting assert in a lawsuit that Paramount Pictures should have known nude images of them in their teens were “secretly and unlawfully obtained.”