About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1930-07-16
Place of birth:
Erba, Lombardia, Italy
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Ezio Frigerio

Overview

Ezio Frigerio (16 July 1930 – 2 February 2022) was an Italian costume designer and art director.

After finishing architecture studies, he approached theatre art by realising the costumes for Casa di Bambola and L'opera da 3 soldi, two plays directed by Giorgio Strehler at Piccolo Teatro in the 1955-56 theatre season. From then on a fertile artistic marriage started between art director and producer, setting up several unique productions as I giganti della montagna (1966), Santa Giovanna dei macelli (1970), Re Lear (1972), Il temporale (1980), L'Illusion Comique, which premiered in 1984 at Théatre de l'Odéon in Paris, La grande magia, which premiered in 1985 and was reprised several times.

The collaboration with Strehler made Frigerio enter the world of opera: Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte were realized by Strehler and Frigerio between 1973 and 1996. Così fan tutte was being staged just before Strehler died.

Frigerio also created stage designs for the Burgtheater in Vienna: Trilogie der Sommerfrische (Trilogia della villeggiatura) by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Strehler, 1974; Judith by Hebbel, directed by Gerhard Klingenberg, 1975.

Other operatic stage designs include: Cherubini's Medea, directed by Liliana Cavani, for the Opéra National de Paris; Strauss' Elektra, directed by Nuria Espert, for De Munt Theatre in Brussels; Verdi's Ernani, directed by Luca Ronconi, 1980, Beethoven's Fidelio, directed by Werner Herzog in 1999 for the Teatro alla Scala in Milan; Bellini's Norma, directed by Piero Faggioni, for the Vienna State Opera in 1977; Verdi's Rigoletto, for the Polish National Opera in 1997. The team of Frigerio and Squarciapiano also designed the Met Opera's gorgeous and sensational Zandonai FRANCESCA DA RIMINI in 1984 (Scotto, Domingo, MacNeil, Levine).

Frigerio also created the sets for Liliana Cavani's movie Galileo e i Cannibali and Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Cyrano de Bergerac, which got an Oscar nomination in 1991.

He designed the grave of Rudolf Nureyev. Frigerio often collaborated with Italian costume designer Franca Squarciapino who was also his life partner.

Frigerio died on 2 February 2022, at the age of 91.

Source: Article "Ezio Frigerio" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
2016 Рудольф Нуреев. Остров его мечты Actor N/A
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Production
1971 The Life of Leonardo da Vinci Production Production Designer 70
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Art
2024 The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine Art Set Designer N/A
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2015 English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet Art Art Direction N/A
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2013 The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini Art Set Designer N/A
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2009 The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine Art Set Designer 59
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2007 Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino Art Set Designer N/A
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2006 Aida Art Art Designer N/A
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2001 Otello Art Production Design N/A
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1996 The Ogre Art Production Design 59
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1995 The Horseman on the Roof Art Production Design 60
Fair
1993 Louis, the Child King Art Production Design 59
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1991 The House of Bernarda Alba Art Production Design N/A
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1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Art Production Design 67
Fair
1988 Il Barbiere di Siviglia Art Production Design N/A
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1988 Il Trovatore Art Set Designer N/A
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1988 Il Trovatore Art Production Design N/A
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1980 Georges Bizet: Carmen Art Production Design N/A
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1978 Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Art Production Design N/A
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1976 1900 Art Art Direction 69
Fair
1970 The Year of the Cannibals Art Production Design 58
Average
1970 The 5th Day of Peace Art Set Decoration 58
Average
1968 Galileo Art Production Design 59
Average
1966 Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore Art Set Decoration 59
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1966 Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore Art Production Design 59
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1966 Mademoiselle de Maupin Art Production Design 59
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1964 Three Nights of Love Art Production Design 58
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1963 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Art Production Design 66
Fair
1963 The Boom Art Production Design 59
Average
1962 The Condemned of Altona Art Production Design 59
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Costume & Make-Up
1980 Georges Bizet: Carmen Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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1971 The Life of Leonardo da Vinci Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 70
Good
1970 The Year of the Cannibals Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1969 The Brothers Karamazov Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 70
Good
1968 Galileo Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1966 Francis of Assisi Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
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1961 The Best of Enemies Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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Crew
1994 Rigoletto Crew Scenic Artist N/A
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