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Wigs and Makeup in Florence Since 1720 Wigs and Makeup in Florence Via Giuseppe Verdi 9 - 50122 Firenze - Tel +39 0552344901 [email protected] - www.filistrucchi.com ediz. 2015 June 2 Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 3 Index . The History p. 4 . The Archive p. 11 . Logos p.13 . Projects p. 14 Academic Training p. 16 Artisan Training p. 20 Exhibitions p. 30 . Exhibitions, New Projects p. 38 . Teaching Activities - Filistrucchi: Creator of Emotions p. 39 Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 4 The History . The foundation of Filistrucchi . At the time, the "coiffeur" dtdates bkback to 1720. was also bbbarber, wikigmaker, apothecary, phlebotomist, . It is the oldest workshop in Florence and has been passed perfumer, hairdresser and down from father to son. It has make-up artist for both men never changed location ever and women. This was the era since its foundation. in which noble gentlemen, ladies, knights and servants . It began when Cosimo III used wigs. Encyclopédie, Diderot e D’Alembert, The Wigmaster de'Medici, the second to last . At the same time, the need to Duke of Tuscany of the Medici “be transformed” for the dynasty, still governed Florence ever-growing scenic needs, (1642-1723). gave theworkhkshop a large theatrical clientele. Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 5 The History . In the 18th century Filistrucchi was present in the most important Theaters of the City: Teatro della Pergola and Teatro Niccolini. Since that time,there has not been a theater of importance in Florence, or Italy, that has not cooperated with Maestro Flistrucchi. Among the great theaters, which cooperated with Flistrucchi, We should mention: La Scala in Milan, La Fenice in Venice, Massimo in Palermo, the San Carlo in Naples, as well as theatres abroad such as The Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Dallas Civic Opera, Boston Opera and the Minnesota Theatre Company. Filistrucchi archive, sketch of the wig for Dalila played by Rita Filistrucchi archive, sketch of the wig for Alcina played by Joan Filistrucchi archive, sketch of the wig for Gioconda played by Renata Gorr, 1964 Sutherland, Anna Anni, 1960 Tebaldi, 1966 Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 6 The History . Since the first Maggio Musicale The Giants of the Mountain in Fioren tino ftilfestival,whic h BbliBoboli in "Magg io Mil"Musicale" in opened in 1933 with Nabucco, 1937, Armida (MMF 1952) with Filistrucchi has collaborated with Maria Callas, sets and costumes the most famous directors by Alberto Savinio (De Chirico), (Luchino Visconti, Giorgio the sumptuous Aida in 1969 with Strehler, Luca Ronconi, etc.) and sketches of Prince Henry D'Hesse, costume designers (Giorgio De Orfeo by Monteverdi with music Chirico, Mino Maccari, GC byy Luciano Berio and sets and Sensani, Maria De Matteis, Piero costumes by Pier Luigi Pizzi, Tosi, Anna Anni, Odette Medea in 1952 with Maria Callas, Nicoletti, etc.) in the staging of or Troilus and Cressida in 1949, lavish shows, such as A directed by Luchino Visconti and Midsummer Night's Dream set in sets by Franco Zeffirelli. the Boboli Gardens, Historical Filistrucchi archive, scene photos of Maria Callas with a dedication, the Puritans, Mexico, 1951 Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 7 The History . In fact, throughout the years an intense collaboration was created with Zeffirelli which included work carried out for Alcina in 1960 at La Fenice in Venice and the Dallas Civic Opera, the Euridice of Peri in 1960 in the Boboli Gardens, the Don Giovanni in 1958 in Naples Filistrucchi archive, and again with Dallas together with on the top left, signed letter with a sketch of Franco La Traviata performed by Maria Zeffirelli with description and sketch for wigs for Don Callas, La Lupa with Anna Giovanni, 1960. On the Right photo with Magnani in 1960, Romeo and Juliet inscription, Gabriele and Franco Zeffirellli at the in 1965. LtLast btbut not ltleast, the Municipal Theatre in Florence unforgettable "Traviata" in 1984 at for La Traviata, 1984. the Municipal Theater in Florence. Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 8 The History . Throughout the years, so many Dance personalities include: Kyra people could continue talking great personalities of prose, Nijins ky, ClCarla FiFracci, AliAurelio about the shows as well as other music and dance along with Milloss, Maurice Béjart...; in things. This is still customary lesser known "amateur drama musical theater: Maria Callas, today. companies" and promising Renata Tebaldi, Fedora Barbieri, youngsters passed through the Tito Gobbi, Alfredo Kraus, Mario workshop that there is not even Del Monaco, Piero Cappuccilli, enough room to list them all Luciano Pavarotti... with many of here. Some prose personalities whom we established atrue include: Hermes Zacconi, friendship: Ettore Bastianini, Eduardo de Filippo, Giorgio Renato Bruson, Gino Bechi, Albertazzi, Anna Magnani, Rolando Panerai... Even when Filistrucchi archive: Anna Proclemer, Annamaria these artists were not working on The photo above shows an Guarnieri, Rossella Falk, the scene, they would usually inscription by Gino Bechi. The photo on the left is an Romolo Valli, Giancarlo attend the workshop, which was a inscription by Kyra Nijinsky. Giannini, Alberto Lionello...; common meeting place where Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 9 The History . With the rise of the first film . Even to date, Filistrucchi productions, Filistrucchi started continues towork in films and working with Rifredi in Florence, television. The company works which were the first real film with renowned directors and studios in Italy. actors such as Takeschi Kitano in . Later in 1934,after Gioacc hino "The Story of Three Cities" Forzano founded Tirrenia, the where Kitano played the role of company worked on the creation Niccolò Machiavelli. This film of many films. was shot in 2001 between . During the per-war period, 1941, Florence and Rome for the Filistrucchi was working at Japanese TBS (Tokyo Broad- Cinecitta with "The Dinner of casting System). Mockery" byy Alessandro Blasetti. Filistrucchi archive, Takeschi Kitano for the make-up of "The Story of Three Cities", Florence, 2001 Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 10 History and Works . Filistrucchi archive, on the During 2001 and then in 2003, left a photo of the set, at 2450 meters of altitud e, Filis trucc hi collab orat es with with stuntman Ötzi, Prof. Eduard Egarter Vigl, Brando Quilici for the make-up Brando Quilici, an appearance and Gherardo. and special effects in the two Under a scene from the scientific documentaries about documentary. the mummy of Similaun Ötzi ("The Mystery of the Iceman" and "Iceman: Hunt for a Killer") produced for Discovery Channel. Among other things, this collaboration was renewed in 2011 for the a documentary for National Geographic. Ernest Gaper as Ötzi. Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 11 The Archive . During it’s employment history . A one of a kind archivie tells not only Filistrucchi studio produced and the story of the workshop but also the received the most varied types history of theater in addition to of documents: bearing witness, in many cases, to the . Fashion plates, sketches, letters personal lives of many famous written by famous directors, artists. An archive that must be fashion designers, actors, increasingly promoted, protected and singers... together with pictures, safeguarded. program notes, press releases and more... which together with work tools (some old ones) and wigs creations make up the Historical Archive of the Filistrucchi archive, above, a letter signed by Maria Callas workshop. regarding a day wig, Milan, 1963 (?). on the left a sketch of Mino Maccari for the hat of "Falstaff" and even further on the left sketches for "Attila" by Lorenzo Ghiglia. Presentazionesince 1720 widescreen 12 The Archive . The archive was included within . The same Dr. Diana Toccafondi the project "Fashion Archives of Superintendent of Archives for the 1900s" along with those of Tuscany, in a registered letter, the Emilio Pucci Foundation, urges and "recommends to Gianfranco Ferré Foundation, continue to carefully store the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum archive because it constitutes and more... important documentation of . This project, developed by the Florentine manufacturing Italian National Archives activities". Association and promoted by the . Thanks to the intervention of General Directorate of Archives OmA Osservatorio dei mestieri aims to discover and enhance the d’Arte (observatory for arts and heritage value of archives, crafts), the archive was Above, a letter from Diana Toccafondi, Superintendent of the bibliography and iconography of inventoried in a semi-analytical Archives of Tuscany, which "commends to continue to carefully store the archive since it constitutes an important documentation of Italian fashion. way and conditioned. Florentine manufacturing". since 1720 Unioncamere [The Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade and Agriculture] has given the workshop the title of "Historic Enterprise of Italy"to celebrate its three centuries of business. The City of Florence has entered Filistrucchi in the "Register for Historic Workshops" as a store and business that has had historical, artistic and typological importance for the city. As a member of the Constituent Assembly, Filistrucchi is part of the “Historic Florentine Business Association”, for which it holds the Presidecy. The Chamber of Commerce has given Filistrucchi the title of "Master Tuscan Craftsman", which, in this field, qualifies it as a teacher of Tuscan Artistic Craftsmanship. Filistrucchi is also “Bottega Scuola” [Handicraft
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