Giacomo Torelli
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Giacomo Torelli was a 17th-century Italian stage designer and engineer renowned for revolutionizing theatrical scenery and stage machinery in European opera and drama.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giacomo Torelli canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian person
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person ⓘ set designer ⓘ stage designer ⓘ theatre engineer ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1608 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1678 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Palais-Royal Theatre, Paris
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Teatro Novissimo, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForGenre |
ballet de cour
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opera ⓘ spoken drama ⓘ |
| employer |
Cardinal Mazarin
NERFINISHED
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French court ⓘ |
| era | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera
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stage machinery ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
European stage design
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French Baroque theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian opera scenography ⓘ |
| innovation |
integrated mechanical systems for synchronized scene changes
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use of complex perspective scenery on the public stage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chariot-and-pole stage machinery system
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innovative stage machinery ⓘ perspective stage settings ⓘ rapid scene changes ⓘ revolutionizing theatrical scenery ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Giacomo Torelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
stage designs for the French royal court
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stage machinery for Venetian opera houses ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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scenic designer ⓘ stage designer ⓘ |
| workedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedInCity |
Paris
NERFINISHED
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Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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