Miles Linklater
The Florentine Straw Hat
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC, VancouverThe Florentine Straw Hat is an exhilarating operatic comedy based on the famous nineteenth-century French farce which inspired René Clair’s classic silent film An Italian Straw Hat. Nino Rota – who was also a celebrated composer of film music, including The Godfather and many films directed by Fellini.