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Franca Squarciapino

Costume & Make-Up

Born January 1, 1940 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · 2018
  • Goya Award — Best Costume Design · 1997
  • BAFTA Award — Best Costume Design · 1992
  • Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1991
  • César Award — Best Costume Design · 1991
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  • European Film Award — Best Production Designer · 1990
  • Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1991 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Production Designer · 1990 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1981 · nominated

Filmography5 titles

The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

2009Costume Designer

Cyrano de Bergerac

1990Costume Design

Mademoiselle de Maupin

1966as First Maestro

Volaverunt

1999Costume Design

Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX

2024Costume Design