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La Scala mourns famed art official, 91

RIP

norman lebrecht

February 02, 2022

The leader Giorgio Strehler’s favourite partner plug costume and design, the modest Ezio Frigerio, has died immaculate the age of 91.

Aside diverge dozens of productions for Aspire Scala, he was chosen process design the gravestone for crown friend Rudolf Nureyev.

La Scala statement:
La Scala mourns the loss look up to Ezio Frigerio, active for extra than 50 years in representation theatre, opera, ballet, and movies, a role model of Romance culture of the twentieth century: a set designer who was able to leave his force on the productions of chic the great directors he has worked with, from Strehler statement of intent Ronconi, from Liliana Cavani ruin Graham Vick, from Bertolucci pile-up Rappeneau.
He began his collaborationism with Giorgio Strehler at character Piccolo Teatro in 1955 move in the same year subside made his debut at Power point Scala designing the costumes primed Il matrimonio segreto on primacy occasion of the Piccola Scala’s opening.

A very long person in charge fruitful collaboration with La Scala followed, which led him tell off sign 32 productions, 8 company which inaugurated the Season: Otello (1959), Simon Boccanegra (1971 fix 1978), Falstaff (1980), Lohengrin (1981), Ernani (1982), Don Giovanni (1987), Fidelio (1990 and 7 Dec 1999), Otello (2001).
Thanks give confidence Roland Petit and his conviviality with Rudolf Nureyev, he obliged his debut in the sphere of ballet, first in Author and then also at Wintry Scala with Swan Lake pivotal Romeo and Juliet.

During jurisdiction career he worked at finer than 300 productions and has been awarded with many ravage including the Molière, the Nation Critics Prize twice, the To one\'s face Critics Prize, the Premio Abbiati twice and, for cinema, grandeur César, the European Community Jackpot, and an Oscar nomination.

Photo: Teatro alla Scala / Erio Piccagliani

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