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Matteo Paoletti Franzato was born near Venice in 1989.

Born near Venice in 1989, he graduated with honors in 2011 from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, specializing in Stage Design. The following year, he collaborated with Antonia Sautter Creations & Events as a decorator and creative designer.

In 2013 he worked as a prop maker for Polittico srl on Francesco Calogero’s film Seconda primavera, and the following year he attended a Master’s program in Stage Design for Opera in Verona, taking part in several national and international productions.

Since 2015, he has collaborated with director Marco Bellussi, designing the sets for numerous theatre and opera productions in Italy and abroad, with a particular focus on the Baroque repertoire, presented at major international festivals such as the Prague Ancient Music Festival (Czech Republic), the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival (Germany), and the Daegu International Opera Festival (South Korea).

In 2017 he designed the staging for the musical piece Zefiro Torna at Mittelfest in Cividale del Friuli, under the direction of Gianluca Capuano. In the same year, he created sets and costumes for Maestro Giovanni Mancuso’s new opera Atlas 101 at the Teatro Mario Del Monaco in Treviso.

In 2018 he was awarded second prize at the 10th edition of the European Opera Directing Prize with the project Manon Lescaut by G. Puccini, directed by Neil Barry Moss.

Since 2021, he has collaborated with the European Cultural Center – Italy on installations for the Venice Biennales of Art and Architecture.

In 2025 he worked with director Manuel Renga on a dance-musical inspired by the music of Pink Floyd and, in the same year, began a collaboration with director Francesco Micheli for the opening opera of the Donizetti Festival in Bergamo, a co-production with Teatro Real Madrid.

Alongside his opera and theatre work, he also designs sets for commercials and fashion shows, signing in 2021 the artistic direction of Alberta Ferretti’s fashion show at Ca’ Rezzonico, Venice.

 

Awards & Recognitions:
2018 Runner-up at 10th European Opera Directing Prize – Zurich
2021 Finalist At Biennale Teatro College – Venice

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