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Maria Stuarda
by Friedrich Schiller
Florence, Teatro della Pergola, February 12th 1983
adaptation and translation into Italian: Franco Zeffirelli e Pasqualino Pennarola
settings by: Franco Zeffirelli
directed by: Franco Zeffirelli

PROSA

- The production was staged in various Italian cities during the 1982-83 season, but no documentation of it is preserved in the Zeffirelli Archive.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Zeffirelli maintained a constant connection with dramatic theatre, staging a total of 20 plays. He was later absorbed by opera commitments and, above all, film projects. Maria Stuarda marked his return to the Italian dramatic stage after an eight-year absence. The production featured a magnificent set design and lavish costumes, but its real strength lay in the unprecedented encounter between the two leading ladies: Valentina Cortese and Rossella Falk, two prominent names, two distinct professional paths, and two very different acting styles."
From the playbill
From the playbill
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the sets.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the sets.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the sets.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the sets.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the sets.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the sets.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Zeffirelli’s sketches for the props.
Valentina Cortese and Rossella Falk.
Valentina Cortese and Rossella Falk.
Valentina Cortese and Rossella Falk.
Valentina Cortese and Rossella Falk.