Biography

Born in Milan, Roberta trained in Stage Design at the Academy of Fine Arts, Brera, and in Set and Costume Design at the Opera Academy Verona, followed by further specialisation in the workshops of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where she perfected her skills as a sculptor.

Roberta has worked as a set designer and scenic artist with many different directors, including Francesco Bellotto, Massimo Gasparon and Stefano Poda - and in 2011 she made her debut as a lead set designer with 'Suor Angelica' which opened the Festival Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil.

In 2011-12 she worked at a high security prison in Milan, working with author and director Isabeau on two new musicals: 'La luna sulla Capitale 'and 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse. She designed the 'Siddhartha' set for the professional company as well and the musical went on tour in Italy and to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2013 she designed 'Lucrezia Borgia' by Donizetti for the Theatre Verdi of Padova before moving to London.

Since joining Putney Theatre Company in 2014 she has designed three productions: 'Henry V' with the RSC, 'Forever House' by Waldron and 'Private Lives' by Coward.

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