leadership of the comissario straordinario Fabio Carapezza Guttuso, who brought in Lorenzo Amato and Eytan Pessen as artistic advisors. Under Carapezza Guttuso's leadership the theatre offered a varied programme including Richard Strauss's Feuersnot, Hans Werner Henze's Gisela!, Jaromir Weinberger's Schwanda the bagpiper and an increased ballet activity. The current intendant is the experienced Francesco Giambrone. From 2020 the music director has been Omer Meir Wellber. He replaced Gabriele Ferro, who is now honorary life director. Media interest The final scenes of Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather Part III (1990) were filmed at the theatre, where the uncle of Francis Ford Coppola, the composer and conductor Anton Coppola, is shown conducting the opera, Cavalleria rusticana. References External links Teatro Massimo official website (including a virtual visit) Teatro Massimo: Its Art and History City of Palermo official website Massimo Neoclassical architecture in Palermo Massimo Theatres completed in 1897 1897 establishments in Italy Music venues completed in 1897