Franco Zeffirelli's set sketches on display in Florence

The 82nd edition of the Florence International Handicrafts Exhibition is showcasing, until May 1, the set sketches designed by Franco Zeffirelli.

On display inside the Fortezza da Basso, in the Cavaniglia Pavilion premises, are 16 lithographs taken from the original sketches of 14 different theatrical works for which Zeffirelli signed the sets. Spanning 70 years of the history of the performing arts, these sketches testify to his beginnings as Luchino Visconti’s set designer, the maturation and then the direction of some of the most important operas that have been staged.

In detail, we talk about comedies and operas such as Tennessee Williams ’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1949), Anton Chekhov ’s “Three Sisters” (1952), Gioacchino Rossini ’s “The Turk in Italy” (1955), Giuseppe Verdi ’s “Falstaff” (1963), “La Bohéme” by Giacomo Puccini (1963), “Norma” by Vincenzo Bellini (1964), “After the Fall” by Arthur Miller (1964), “Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1970), “Cavalleria rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni (1970), “Otello” by Giuseppe Verdi (1972), “Carmen” by Georges Bizet (1978), “Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi (1998), sketches of two scenes from “Il Trovatore” by Giuseppe Verdi (2001) and “Absolutely! (Perhaps!)” by Luigi Pirandello (2003).

Franco Zeffirelli's set sketches on display in Florence

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