Vittoria Crespi Morbio

In the course of over forty years Giulio Coltellacci (Rome, 1916-1983) left his mark in every area of the performing arts: he conferred dignity and brilliance to musical comedy, he was movie stars’ costume designer, he signed the sets for films, for theatre, ballet, and opera. He built stage machinery, he painted on canvas and theatre backdrops. He illustrated journals, imagined and created fashion shows and work areas, designed and made furnishings for private residences and public premises. A pragmatic artist without a hint of snobbism, Coltellacci could switch from La Scala to the shows by Garinei & Giovannini with the same elegance, the same amazing knowledge of what a stage is like, the same unfailing imagination. This monograph retraces for the very first time his extraordinary career.