People Roundup: Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96

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Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director, dies at 96

Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world's greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has died. He was 96. In a statement, his foundation said he died in Rome on Saturday. "Ciao Maestro," said the announcement.