In-House Stage Design: Cimarosa, Donizetti, Salieri, Mozart

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"iz .art" : In-House Stage Design

Artistic set design documentaries for the Frankfurt Chamber Opera at various venues in Frankfurt am Main

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Domenico Cimarosa – Il Matrimonio Segreto
Stage design for a revolving stage "Il Matrimonio Segreto" at Frankfurt Opera in 1993

Stage model for Cimarosa: Die Heimliche Ehe
STAGE MODEL
acrylic on cardboard, 1993 

The revolving stage as a closed action level, in which all actions were integrated on the stage. All actions were limited to the revolving stage and nobody should leave the stage. As a result, all overarching stage actions could be shown.

Sketches for Cimarosa Sketches for Cimarosa Sketches for Cimarosa Sketches for Cimarosa Sketches for Cimarosa Cimarosa stage sketches
SKETCHES FOR STAGE SET
colored pencil and felt-tip pen on paper, 1993


Stage model for Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio Segreto / 1
Stage model for Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio Segreto / 3
Stage model for Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio Segreto / 6
STAGE MODEL
acrylic on cardboard, 1993

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Gaetano Donizetti – Il Campanello
Sketches and stage scenes of a production of the Kammeroper Frankfurt in 1994

Gaetano Donizetti: Scene on stage
SCENE ON STAGE 

Stage sketches for Gaetano Donizetti Stage sketches for Gaetano Donizetti
SKETCHES FOR STAGE SET (FAX)
ballpoint pen and felt-tip pen on paper, 1994

Il Campanello / 1
Il Campanello / 2
Il Campanello / 3
Il Campanello / 4
Il Campanello / 6
Il Campanello / 5
SCENES FROM "IL CAMPANELLO"

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Antonio Salieri – Prima la Musica poi le Parole
The stage set for "Prima la Musica poi le Parole" ("First the music, then the poetry") in 1988 took the idea of a stage on stage.

Sketch for stage set
STAGE SKETCHES
colored pencil and felt-tip pen on cardboard, 1988 

Through the stage on stage, actions could be displayed in parallel on two "levels".

Stage sketches for Salieri Stage sketches for Salieri Stage sketches for Salieri Stage sketches for Salieri Stage sketches for Salieri Stage sketches for Salieri
STAGE SKETCHES
colored pencil and felt-tip pen on paper, 1988

Stage model for Salieri Stage model for Salieri (Detail)
STAGE MODEL
acryl on cardboard, 1988

Prima la Musica poi le Parole / 1
Prima la Musica poi le Parole / 3
Prima la Musica poi le Parole / 6
Prima la Musica poi le Parole / 7
STAGE SCENES FROM "PRIMA LA MUSICA POI LE PAROLE"

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – La Finta Giardiniera
The stage design for "La Finta Giardiniera" (1987) enabled the actors to establish a connection between given and artificial spaces.

Stage model
STAGE MODEL (DETAIL)
pencil and acrylic on cardboard, 1987 

Stage model
STAGE MODEL
pencil and acrylic on cardboard, 1987

Stage sketches for Mozart Stage sketches for Mozart Stage sketches for Mozart
STAGE SKETCHES
pencil, colored pencil and felt-tip pen on paper, 1987

La Finta Giardiniera / 1
La Finta Giardiniera / 4
STAGE SCENES FROM "LA FINTA GIARDINIERA"