Domenico Franchi

Domenico Franchi stage designer, costume designer and visual artist. Born in Brescia in 1968. He takes a diploma at the art school Foppa in Brescia in 1986. In 1991 he graduates in stage and costume design, under the guidance of Prof. Gastone Mariani, at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan. He starts working very young as assistant to the scenographer Tito Varisco. From 1998 since 2008 he is assistant to the scenographer Ezio Frigerio and works with him to the design of settings for the most important theatres and opera houses in the world. More than 30 titles have been elaborated for the great maestro; these include: Madama Butterfly, directed by Mario Gas, and Tosca, directed by Nuria Espert, for Teatro Real in Madrid; Othello directed by Graham Vick, Fidelio, directed by Werner