Richard Peduzzi
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Richard Peduzzi is a French scenographer
. He was the director of the French Academy in Rome
from September 2002 to August 2008.
Since 1969, he has decorated the sets designed by Patrice Chéreau
, and together they have put on several dramatic texts by Bernard-Marie Koltès
. In the theatre, they participated in the centennial productions of Der Ring des Nibelungen
at Bayreuth under the direction of Pierre Boulez
. For the Opéra National de Paris, they presented Alban Berg
's Lulu
, and Jacques Offenbach
's The Tales of Hoffmann, and for the La Scala, Milan
, they collaborated on Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
(2007). Peduzzi also created films with Chéreau, such as La Reine Margot
and Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train. He was nominated for a César Award
for Best Production Design in 1976 for his work on La Chair de l'orchidée
.
His sets are most often formed of large vertical masses symbolising the dangers that threaten the characters.
Scenographer
A scenographer develops the appearance of a stage design, a TV or movie set, a gaming environment, a trade fair exhibition design or a museum experience exhibition design. The term originated in theater...
. He was the director of the French Academy in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
from September 2002 to August 2008.
Since 1969, he has decorated the sets designed by Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...
, and together they have put on several dramatic texts by Bernard-Marie Koltès
Bernard-Marie Koltès
Bernard-Marie Koltès was a French playwright and director.-Life:Born in 1948 to a middle-class family in Metz, his life was violent and anchored in revolt. He tried his hand at writing at a very young age but later renounced it, and didn't take to the stage until the age of twenty...
. In the theatre, they participated in the centennial productions of Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Richard Wagner . The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied...
at Bayreuth under the direction of Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...
. For the Opéra National de Paris, they presented Alban Berg
Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese School with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, and produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique.-Early life:Berg was born in...
's Lulu
Lulu (opera)
Lulu is an opera by the composer Alban Berg. The libretto was adapted by Berg himself from Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist and Die Büchse der Pandora .-Composition history:...
, and Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
's The Tales of Hoffmann, and for the La Scala, Milan
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
, they collaborated on Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting...
(2007). Peduzzi also created films with Chéreau, such as La Reine Margot
La Reine Margot (1994 film)
La Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
and Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train. He was nominated for a César Award
César Awards 1976
These are the winners of the César Awards in its first year, 1976:* Best Film :Le Vieux Fusil, directed by Robert EnricoCousin, cousine, directed by Jean Charles TacchellaQue la fête commence, directed by Bertrand TavernierSept morts sur ordonnance, directed by Jacques Rouffio* Best Foreign Film...
for Best Production Design in 1976 for his work on La Chair de l'orchidée
La Chair de l'orchidée
La Chair de l'orchidée is a 1975 film adaptation of the 1948 novel, The Flesh of the Orchid by mystery writer James Hadley Chase. The story was selected by French director Patrice Chéreau, already well-known for his stage direction, as the subject for his first film.The film stars Charlotte...
.
His sets are most often formed of large vertical masses symbolising the dangers that threaten the characters.