Giani
Cei
Born in Turin, since 2008 he has been collaborating with the director Stefano Poda as assistant director, assistant scenic designer, costume designer and lighting designer.
As dramaturge, he has participated in the following productions: Tristan und Isolde at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival (conducted by Zubin Mehta, directed by Stefano Poda, 2014), Fosca (directed by Stefano Poda) and the ballet Titan to the music of Mahler's First Symphony at the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo (choreographed by Stefano Poda, 2016).
He worked on the revival of Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Verdi in Padua (directed by Beni Montresor, 2014). He worked on the revival of Nabucco (directed by Stefano Poda) in Pordenone (2013), Trieste and Udine (2015).
As director, scenic, costume and lighting designer, he staged La voix humaine at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City (2016). At the Teatro Verdi in Padua he staged La Traviata (2015), Capuleti e Montecchi (co-production with the Operaestate Festival in Bassano, 2016), La bohème (co-production with the Teatro Civile di Rovigo, 2016), Cenerentola (co-production with the Operaestate in Bassano, 2018), Don Giovanni (co-production with the Teatro Civile di Rovigo, 2019), The Merry Widow (co-production with the Teatro Mario del Monaco in Treviso, 2020).