Frank Corsaro
Francesco Andrea "Frank" Corsaro (born December 22, 1924 in New York City , † November 11, 2017 in Suwanee , Georgia ) was an American theater, opera and film director, librettist and writer.
Corsaro attended the Yale School of Drama from 1945 to 1948 , then studied at the City College of New York and the Actors Studio . In the 1950s, he directed performances on Broadway of Roald Dahl's The Honeys (with Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy ), Michael V. Gazzo's A Hatful of Rain (with Ben Gazzara , Anthony Franciosa and Shelley Winters ) and Tennessee Williams ' Night of the Iguana (with Bette Davis and James Farentino ).
From 1958 Corsaro worked for the New York City Opera ; he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1984 with Georg Friedrich Handel's Rinaldo . For the television series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater , he produced a short version of William Inges Out on the Outskirts of Town with Anne Bancroft , Jack Warden , Fay Bainter and William Inge himself in 1964. In addition, Corsaro wrote several opera libretti and the play A Piece of Blue Sky , which he performed with Roland Winters , Nancy Marchand , Marian Seldes and Morgan Sterne , as well as a novel and his memoirs. As an actor, he appeared in Paul Newman's Rachel, Rachel opposite Joanne Woodward . Corsaro died in November 2017 at the age of 92.
swell
- Jerry Roberts: Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors , Scarecrow Press, 2009, ISBN 9780810863781 , p. 104
- Frank Corsaro at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- encyclopedia.com - Corsaro, Francesco Andrea 1924-
- Internet Broadway Database - Frank Corsaro
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Corsaro, 92, Groundbreaking American Opera Director who Made Theatrical Magic at New York City Opera, has Died , operanews.com, accessed November 14, 2017
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SURNAME | Corsaro, Frank |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Corsaro, Francesco Andrea (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theater, opera and film director, librettist and playwright |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 2017 |
Place of death | Suwanee , Georgia |