Attila

Teatro alla Scala, Milan, (IT) 2018
2018
Completed
Opera

A monumental bridge structure that fills the scene, horses and trucks. This is Giò Forma's cinematic, spectacular, rendition of Verdi's Attila

A monumental bridge structure that fills the scene with impressive changes, horses and trucks, a cinematic, spectacular, evocative rendition of Verdi's Attila that filled the eyes and the hearts of the spectators, a premiere that also received enthusiastic acclaim from the critics who defined Giò Forma like a group of "rock n'roll" creatives for the raw, bloody and true staging. A night to remember for Teatro La Scala.

Crowd of villagers in a ruined Roman setting with stone arches open onto a cloudy sky – Attila at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2018 – opera set design
Singer alone in a ruined stone palace, a tall broken glass window lit white behind him – Attila at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2018 – opera set designCrowded banquet scene in red light inside the ruined palace, lanterns hanging overhead – Attila at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2018 – opera set design
Crowd in silhouette before a bright shattered window, smoke drifting through the dark hall – Attila at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2018 – opera set designMonumental bridge with soldiers and a waving flag above a crowd and a military truck – Attila at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2018 – opera set design