Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

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... during his own activity of scenographer and costume designer, that he began at the age of twenty years only with Boulevard Solitude, the first lyric opera by Hans Werner Henze.The setting in these photos, produced in 1969 and reproposed countless times ...

... is part of the famous Rossini trilogy designed by the great French stage director and scenographer for the Teatro alla Scala.The other two productions of the trilogy are:- Teatro alla Scala, ''L’italiana in Algeri''- Teatro alla Scala, ''Cinderella''both dated 1973.

Teatro alla Scala, ''L’italiana in Algeri'' From 1963, Ponnelle devoted himself to the stage direction too, with several remakes of stage directions that were considered static and arid ...

... for instance of operas by Monteverdi, that are today considered instead as miliary stones of the lyric stage direction, as they are also famous ...

... his stage interpretations of the operas by Mozart and by Rossini.

Teatro alla Scala, ''Cinderella'' Scenographic quadrature made up of four Portals that target on a Backing flat.It is made of unframed ASC - Sceno muslin, painted by the Scenographic workshop of the Teatro alla Scala.

«He knew and he could everything. He was the last great specialist in theatre. An artist, a prodigious collaborator and a lovable person.»
So, in an interview of 2002, Wolfgang Sawallisch remembers Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (Paris 1932 - München 1988), scenograpgher, costume designer, and stage director.

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Teatro alla Scala, ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

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Teatro alla Scala, ''Cinderella''

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Teatro alla Scala, ''The Barber of Seville''

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Teatro alla Scala, ''The Italian Girl in Algiers''

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