Mario Paolantonio
Biography
Mario Paolantonio is based in Rome, but his work as a set painter took him around the globe, working on spetacluar productions in important opera theatre. He started working soon after finishing his studies at Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in 1996. Between 1986 and 1990 he worked with the company Scenografia Pace, based in Rome, painting and finishing sets for their prodcutions. From1991 to 1995 he collaborated on many prodcutions with the Laboratorio del Teatro dell.Opera di Roma. In 1995 till 2011 he conducted together with another two partners, workshops at the Laboratorio di scenografia Opera Scene Europa. Since 2012 he went as a freelancer set Painter, working on major italian and international Opera productions and collaborating with a list of set designers and Opera producers.