Fashioning Opera and Musical Theatre: Stage Costumes in Europe from the Late Renaissance to 1900
In collaboration with the University of Southampton and the Historical Archives of the Rubelli Historical Textile Collection, the Giorgio Cini Foundation Study Centre for Documentary Research into European Theatre and Opera has promoted an international conference on the history and role of costumes in musical theatre: Fashioning Opera and Musical Theatre: Stage Costumes in Europe from the Late Renaissance to 1900. (Programme)
The official conference languages are English and Italian. The conference programme was drafted by a scientific committee made up of the following experts: Maria Ida Biggi, Isabella Campagnol, Doretta Davanzo Poli, Valeria De Lucca and Helen Greenwald.
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Stage costumes play a key role in the way we experience musical theatre. They define the character and action, enhance the sound dimension and blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, past and present, and the human and the fantastic. From courtly theatre to popular entertainment, costumes, textiles and accessories are evidence of the material culture of their social milieus and the challenges that artists, craftsmen and designers faced in creating them. This conference brings together experts from various fields to discuss historical, economic and aesthetic issues related to the use and function of stage costumes in opera and musical entertainment in Europe from the late Renaissance to the early 20th century.
Picture: Anton Maria Zanetti, Caricature of Nicola Grimaldi called Niccolino and Francesca Guzzoni, c. 1730, Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini
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Fashioning Opera and Musical Theatre: Stage Costumes in Europe from the Late Renaissance to 1900
Registration fee
The attendance fee covers admission to the conference, coffee breaks and lunches.ӬӬSpeakers and attendees for the full conference:ӬӬ60 eurosӬӬAttendees for 1 day (also includes either Thursday afternoon or Sunday morning):ӬӬ30 eurosӬӬStudent speakers or attendees:ӬӬ20 euros for 1 day (also includes either Thursday afternoon or Sunday morning)Ӭ40 euros for the full conference ӬӬӬ
Information for lodgings Ӭ
For information about the Vittore Branca Center and the possibility of staying at the Center’s Residence as a participant at the conference Fashioning Opera and Musical Theatre: Stage Costumes in Europe from the Late Renaissance to 1900, contact: centrobranca@cini.it
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Contacts
Centro studi per la ricerca documentale sul teatro e il melodramma europeo
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