Il tabarro (The Cloak) is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on Didier Gold’s play La houppelande. It is the first of the trio of operas known as “Il trittico”.
This opera deals with the uneasy theme of death, but also love, grief and the struggle for survival. While designing the stage, I focused on the pervasive darkness, both the physical lack of light and the metaphorical darkness in the hearts of the characters. The main element of the stage design is a semi-circular wall created from openable metal segments that imitates a rusted shipwreck.
In my conception there is no room for hope. From the very beginning the viewer senses in the air the catastrophe that inevitably approaches the characters.
VISUALIZATIONS
DIGITAL PAINTING
First scenes of the opera
Last scene of the opera
3d model
MOOD BOARD
Mood board for the set design that I prepared at the beginning of my work. It helped me creating a visual timeline of the events and a consistent color, texture and atmosphere scheme.
Technical drawings of the stage layout and the wall with segments.
Technical drawings of the stage layout and the wall with segments.
The breakdown of scenes, costumes and props changes
Costume design
The costume design for this opera is consistent with the stage design. The characters are dressed in poor, disheveled clothing. Each one of them has been tragically scarred by fate. They all try to break out of the ever-present misery and suffering.
Frugola
Giorgetta
Luigi
Luigi
