Mister Nicola Fanucchi | |
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 Nicola Fanucchi in 2023 | |
| Born | 29 December 1964 Lucca, Italy |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Nicola Fanucchi, (born 29 December 1964 in Lucca) is an Italian stage actor and director.[1]
Fanucchi has appeared on stage since he was a child.[2]
In 2000 he made his debut as a professional in productions for the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, directing "Histoire du Soldat"[i] and in 2001 a melodrama "Enoch Arden",[3][ii] in which he also starred. Since then he has alternated acting and directing in various Italian and foreign theaters,[2][4] devoting much time to musical theater as well.
In 2011 he began his collaboration with the Peccioli Teatro company directed by Andrea Buscemi, with whom he performed in theatrical tours in co-starring roles.[5] From 2017 he began a collaboration with the Fondazione Sipario Toscana onlus for children.[6]
Since 2017 he also intensifies his activity as an opera director, in Italy and abroad, often in synergy with director Cataldo Russo. His was the first direction of Giacomo Puccini's "Suor Angelica" in the Vicopelago convent where the Lucchese composer's sister was mother superior. In 2018 the two conducted Gaetano Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" at the Sejong Art Center in Seoul.
For the Geneva Chamber Opera, in 2019 he co-directed with Cataldo Russo, “Così fan tutte”,.[1] In 2021, again with Cataldo Russo, co-directed “Don Pasquale” by Gaetano Donizetti.[7][8] and, in 2022, with Gioacchino Rossini's "La cambiale di matrimonio".
