Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, acclaimed in film, theater and opera, dies at 96

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at t96.

Zeffirelli’s son Luciano said his father died at home at noon on Saturday. “He had suffered for a while, but he left in a peaceful way,” he said.

Zeffirelli delighted and outraged audiences around…