Cristian Taraborrelli

## Biography

Cristian Taraborrelli was born in Rome and started working in theater in the early 1990s.     He is a talented opera and show director,  set designer and costume designer known for his work in both experimental theater and opera.

In the early 1990s, he worked with Giorgio Barberio Corsetti and Fabio Massimo Iaquone on experimental theater projects. Taraborrelli began to gain recognition for his own work in 2006, when he started directing performances himself.  That same year, he won the Franco Abbiati Prize from Italian music critics. In 2009, he received the Prix du Syndicat de la Critique for best set design for the play "Gertrude - The Cry."

Taraborrelli's style is unique and innovative. He likes to explore the balance and changes in theater, using techniques like suspensions, reversals, and deformations.   His set designs often have an abstract feel, using unusual materials and modern technology to create engaging and thought-provoking scenes. His costumes blend tradition with modern styles, helping to express the characters' personalities and emotions.

Beyond theater, Taraborrelli's creativity extends to other spaces, such as his work on the setup of the Aquarium of Genoa and various installations. His art often moves away from traditional theater, both in terms of physical space and conceptual ideas.

## Awards

- Ubu Prize
    - 1999  -  Best play: _Il processo_ by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, from Franz Kafka, production by Teatro Stabile dell'Umbria - Teatro Biondo
- Prize Franco Abbiati della critica musicale italiana
    - 2003 for  "Il letto della storia" by Fabio Vacchi --  Best new italian play
- Prix Molière
    - 2009 for  Gertrude - The Cry - Théâtre de l'Odéon Paris
- Golden Prague
    - 2015 Special Mention Awards,  La Belle Hélène
- Best educational event
    - 2016 - Acquario Regeneration Bea Italia

### Opera

- Lalla Rûkh or Guancia di tulipano by Gaspare Spontini - Azio Corghi in  Festival Pergolesi Spontini - Jesi (2003)
- La Jura by Gavino Gabriel Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Cagliari (2015)
- Il colore del sole by Lucio Gregoretti Festival Pergolesi Spontini - Jesi (2017)
- FRAM(M)ENTI by György Kurtág in Festival Nuova Consonanza - La pelanda Roma (2018)
- La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini in Teatro delle Muse – Ancona (2019 - 2021)
- I pagliacci      by Ruggero Leoncavallo in Teatro Carlo Felice - Genova (2021)
- Angelica Cunta  by Virginia Guastella in  Festival Nuova Consonanza - Pelanda Roma (2021)

### Lectuer

- Digital & interactive media design:  The immaterial stage  in Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma

### Theatre

- Il corpo è una folla spaventata by  Vladimir Mayakovsky in  Rome (1996)
- La nascita della tragedia by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti  Acquario Romano in  Rome (1996)
- Notte  by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti Teatro Valle in  Rome (1998)
- Il processo   by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti  Ex mattatoio Rome (1998) -- winner of  Ubu Awards
- _Trilogía das Barcas_  by Gil Vicente TNSJ Porto (1999)
- La tempesta by  Fromental Halévy  from   William Shakespeare in  Festival d'Avignon (1999)
- Graal by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti Officine Molliconi Roma (2000)
- Woyzeck by Georg B%C3%BCchner Biennale di Venezia (2001)
- Don Giovanni by Molière in National Theatre of Strasbourg (2002)
- Le metamorfosi by Ovid in  Biennale di Venezia (2002)
- Iniziali: BCGLF by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti and Lindo Ferretti in Romaeuropa Festival Rome (2003)
- Colore bianco by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti in  Olimpiadi della cultura Torino (2006)
- La bottega del caffè by Carlo Goldoni in TNSJ Porto (2008)
- Tra la terra e il cielo by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti in  Benevento Teatro Festival (2008)
- Gertrude – The_Cry by Howard Barker in  Théâtre de l'Odéon (Parigi) (2009)
- La Ronde du carré by Dimitris Dimitriadis in  Théâtre de l'Odéon Parigi (2010)
- Can't Pay? Won't Pay! by Dario Fo in Comédie de Genève (2013)
- Ventrosoleil by Douna Loupin  Am Stram Gram Théâtre Genève (2014)
- The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais in  Comédie de Genève  (2018)

### Opera

- Biancaneve ovvero il perfido candore by Fabrizio De Rossi Re.  Teatro Ghione in  Rome (1993)
- Maria di Rohan by Gaetano Donizetti  Teatro La Fenice in  Venezia (1999)
- La voix humaine by Francis Poulenc Teatro Massimo in Palermo (2000)
- Erwartung by Schönberg Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo (2000)
- La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini Teatro Marrucino in Chieti  - Teatro dei Rinnovati in  Siena (2000)
- Requiem per Edith Stein  Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in Rome (2001)
- La bohème by Giacomo Puccini Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina (2001)
- Milton and Julie by Gaspare Spontini  Festival Pergolesi Spontini in Jesi (2001)
- Medea  by Adriano Guarnieri   Teatro La Fenice in Venezia (2002)
- Il letto della storia by Fabio Vacchi in  Teatro Comunale di Firenze (2003)
- Estaba la madre  by Luis Bacalov Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (2004)
- Gesualdo Considered as Murderer by Luca Francesconi in  Holland Festival   Amsterdam (2004)
- Le luthier de Venice by Gualtiero Dazzi in Théâtre du Châtelet Parigi (2004)
- Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi in  Strasbourg Opera House Strasburgo (2004)
- Candid by Leonard Bernstein in  Opéra de Rennes (2004)
- Tosca by Giacomo Puccini in Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2005)
- L%27Orfeo by Monteverdi in Opéra de Lille (2005)
- La pietra del paragone by Gioachino Rossini in  Teatro Regio di Parma Parma (2006)
- Marie Galante by Kurt Weill in Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Rome (2007)
- Y Borges cuenta que by Luis Bacalovin  65a Settimana Musicale Senese Siena (2008)
- Zelmira by Gioachino Rossini in Rossini Opera Festival XXX edizione Pesaro (2009)
- La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini in  Theater St. Gallen (2010)
- Turandot by Giacomo Puccini in Teatro alla Scala Milano (2011)
- La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II Messina Messina (2012)
- Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi Malmö Opera in Malmö Svezia (2012)
- L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti Opéra de Lausanne Losanna (2012)
- Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi Mariinsky Theatre di Saint Peterburg (2012)
- Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi Teatro alla Scala in  Milano (2013)
- La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari (2013)
- La pietra del paragone by Gioachino Rossini Théâtre du Châtelet in  Paris, ripresa (2014)
- L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti Opéra de Monte Carlo, ripresa (2014)

### Movie

- Laura non c'è director  Antonio Bonifacio (1998)
- Il regalo di compleanno director Christian Bisceglia (2003)
- L'estate sta finendo - director Stefano Tummolini (2011)

#### DVD

- La pietra del paragone by  G. Rossini  Ensemble Matheus Jean Christophe Spinosi
- Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi in Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Zelmira by Rossini in  Rossini Opera Festival
- La Jura by  Gavino Gabriel in Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
- L'elisir d'amore by  Gaetano Donizetti in Opéra de Lausanne

## Infobox (artist)

- **name**: Cristian Taraborrelli
- **image**: Cristian_Taraborelli.jpg
- **caption**: Cristian Taraborrelli in 2023
- **native name lang**: Italian
- **nationality**: Italian