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METRODORO CONTI (1810-1887) Group of 6 scenic designs for Verdi's "I Lombardi" and 3 designs Donizetti's "Marino Faliero."
Watercolor, graphite, and ink. Circa 1843. Initialed "C.M. into" [invento] in lower left, captioned in lower margins, and number inked in upper right. General sheet size 223x295 mm; 8 3/4x11 3/4 inches. Tipped to early window mattes.
Metrodoro Conti was a set designer and theater manager for the Teatro Petrarca in Arezzo, Tuscany in the 1830s to the 1860s. He was a contemporary of Pietro Bertoja, who also created stage designs for Verdi.
"I Lombardi" was Verdi's second major commercial success after "Nabucco". It was produced in Milan on February 11, 1843 with a libretto by Solera. "Marino Faliero" was first presented at Theatre Italien in Paris, 1835. The scenes take place in Trieste.
