Franca Squarciapino
- Known for
- Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- January 1, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Franca Squarciapino (born 1940) is an Italian costume designer who won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1990 for Cyrano de Bergerac. She has spent much of her career designing costumes for major theatres and opera houses, including the Burgtheater in Vienna, Royal Opera at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, and Zurich Opera among others. Squarciapino frequently collaborated with Ezio Frigerio (1930-2022), who is also her life partner. Source: Article "Franca Squarciapino" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
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Filmography
Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Movie · Costume Design
The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine
Movie · Costume Design
Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX
Movie · Costume Design
Don Carlo
Movie · Costume Design
The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini
Movie · Costume Designer
Vivaldi, the Red Priest
Movie · Costume Design
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
Movie · Costume Designer
Verdi: La forza del destino
Movie · Costume Design
Aida
Movie · Costume Designer
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Movie · Costume Designer
Otello
Movie · Costume Design
Volaverunt
Movie · Costume Design
The Horseman on the Roof
Movie · Costume Design
Colonel Chabert
Movie · Costume Design
Louis, the Child King
Movie · Costume Design
The House of Bernarda Alba
Movie · Costume Design
Carmen by Georges Bizet
Movie · Costume Design
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · Costume Design
Il Trovatore
Movie · Costume Design, Costume Designer
Galileo
Movie · Assistant Costume Designer