- Eugen Quaglio
Eugen Quaglio (b Munich, 3 April 1857; d Berlin, 25 Sept 1942) was a German
stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly inBerlin andPrague .Heritage
Eugen came from a long line of stage designers:
*Giulio Quaglio (1668-1751).
*Domenico Quaglio (1708-1773)
*Giuseppe Quaglio (1747-1828)
*Simon Quaglio (1795-1878)
*Angelo Quaglio (1829-1890)Life
Eugen was the son of Angelo, who worked at the
Munich court theatre beginning in 1850, and also managed a commercial scenic studio which suppliedtheatres inDresden ,Berlin ,Stuttgart andSt Petersburg . His designs were of an illusionistic historical style. Closely connected with theaesthetic ideas ofLudwig II of Bavaria , Quaglio was one of the principal designers for theMunich Wagnerpremières . He worked with his father and others.Following in his footsteps, son Eugen worked with him from about 1877. In 1891 he become court theatre painter in
Berlin , a post he held until 1923. He carried on the family tradition of historical stage designs, above all in Wagner productions. Although he was influenced bynaturalism andverismo , his romanticizing productions were basically historicalidylls .A few of his set designs have survived as art.
References
*James Anderson, "The Complete Dictionary of Opera and Operetta"
* [http://phonoarchive.org/grove/Entries/S22631.htm Phono Archive]
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