Mariano Furlani

Mariano Furlani
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Editions:
2025/26

Director and playwright makes opera debut with Tosca, Teatro Garcia Lorca, Havana, Cuba, Fondazione Festival Pucciniano production (1998). This was followed by productions for Estate fiesolana OF, Operafestival at the Boboli Gardens of Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Taormina Festival, Fondazione Arena di Verona.

Since 2015 he has collaborated with the video artist duo MASBEDO

opening the 2017 season of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Szymanowski’s King Roger conducted by Antonio Pappano;

Prometheus by Listz, Beethoven, Scriabin, Teatro Massimo in Palermo (2022);

Il Diluvio Universale inaugural opera for the Donizetti Festival 2023 for Bergamo capital of culture.

As prose director he signs productions for Teatro Stabile di Verona, Teatro Sociale di Trento, Teatro Litta di Milano, Teatro Stabile di Genova.

Since 2014, he has been Visiting Professor (acting and directing) at Don Wright Faculty of music, Western University, London, West Ontario, Canada.

He is Founder of LAB121 Cultural Association, a theater training and production center in Milan.

Director and author, for Rcs Corriere della sera of major events and festivals such as Il Tempo delle donne (Triennale, Piccolo Teatro and Teatro Franco Parenti, Milan),Il Bello dell’Italia, Il Festival dello Sport (Trento)

Director and author of Pride Milano since 2020

Artistic director of Estate Fiesolana (1999/2003), Artistic director of OperaFestival Giardino di Boboli, Palazzo Pitti in Florence and San Galgano Operafestival (Abbey of San Galgano, Siena) (2004/2007).

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