- Angelo Quaglio
Angelo Quaglio the younger (1829-1890) was a German
stage designer of Italian descent. He worked mainly inMunich , and assistedRichard Wagner in the premieres of a number of his works.Angelo was part of the
Quaglio family originally from the town ofLaino , between Lake Como and Lake Lugano.Simon Quaglio (1795-1878) was a Germanstage designer . He worked mainly inMunich , and was among the first designers to use built scenery instead ofpainted flat s. He designed over 100 productions during his career. Simon's father,Giuseppe Quaglio (1747-1828), practiced scene painting inMannheim ,Frankfort , andLudwigsburg . Simon's brother,Angelo Quaglio the Elder (1778—1810) was an architect and painter. He designed and painted landscapes and architectural pictures for Boisserée's work onCologne Cathedral .References
*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume II L-Z)| editor = Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 331| publisher=George Bell and Sons|location=York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007 |id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Michael+Bryan+Painters+Engravers#PPP7,M1| authorlink=
*James Anderson, "The Complete Dictionary of Opera and Operetta".
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