About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1940-01-01
Place of birth:
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Franca Squarciapino

Overview

Franca Squarciapino (born 1940) is an Italian costume designer who won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1990 for Cyrano de Bergerac. She has spent much of her career designing costumes for major theatres and opera houses, including the Burgtheater in Vienna, Royal Opera at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, and Zurich Opera among others.

Squarciapino frequently collaborated with Ezio Frigerio (1930-2022), who is also her life partner.

Source: Article "Franca Squarciapino" 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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1966 Mademoiselle de Maupin Actor First Maestro 58
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Costume & Make-Up
2024 Swan Lake - Filmed for IMAX Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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2024 The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
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2023 Don Carlo Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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2013 The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer N/A
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2009 Vivaldi, the Red Priest Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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2009 The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 59
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2007 Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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2006 Aida Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer N/A
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2001 Otello Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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1995 The Horseman on the Roof Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
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1994 Colonel Chabert Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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1993 Louis, the Child King Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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1991 The House of Bernarda Alba Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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1991 Carmen Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 67
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1988 Il Trovatore Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
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1988 Il Trovatore Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer N/A
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1968 Galileo Costume & Make-Up Assistant Costume Designer 59
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