Lorenzo Quaglio
Lorenzo Quaglio (25 May 1730 – 7 May 1804) was a German stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Mannheim and in Munich, where he designed the first production of Mozart's opera Idomeneo.
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Lorenzo Quaglio
anonym · Gustav Jacob: Das Theatermuseum der Stadt Mannheim, Mannheim 1936, S. 54. · Public domain
- Born
- 1730 · Laino.
- Died
- 1804 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- architect · painter · engraver · scenographer
- Languages
- German
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Lorenzo Quaglio (25 May 1730 – 7 May 1804) was a German stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Mannheim and in Munich, where he designed the first production of Mozart's opera Idomeneo.
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Born at Laino in 1730, died in Munich in 1804.
Giuseppe Quaglio is recorded as having studied under Lorenzo Quaglio. The recorded working language is German. Work by Lorenzo Quaglio is recorded in the collections of Alte Nationalgalerie.
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