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Apocalyse Now director is checking out Bayreuth

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norman lebrecht

August 15, 2016

Francis Ford Coppola, a well-known music lover, is summering with Wagner.

Photo: Ronald Wittek/NB-Kurier

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Observer says:

August 16, 2016 at 2:34 am

No surprise. He uses Ride of the Walkyries in the Apocalypse soundtrack.

Bill Lloyd says:

August 16, 2016 at 11:37 am

And his father, Carmine Coppola, played in Toscanini’s NBC Symphony Orchestra. Brief biography here
http://godfather.wikia.com/wiki/Carmine_Coppola

Christopher Stager says:

August 16, 2016 at 12:02 pm

And his “Godfather” consiglieri was named “Hagen”

flip the frog says:

August 16, 2016 at 10:47 pm

What, no snarky comments about this? There sure were a few unhappy readers a few months ago when Slipped Disc reported similar news about his daughter directing opera.

https://slippedisc.com/2016/02/coppola-to-direct-first-opera/

M A says:

August 17, 2016 at 4:15 pm

And his uncle, Anton Coppola, has been composing and conducting opera for decades, and continues to do so at the age of 99. Francis consulted with him on his soundtrack choices many times over the years, and he was a driving force behind Nino Rota being hired for the “Godfather” score.