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Marcello Norberth

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Marcello Norberth
Born16 January 1937 (1937-01-16)
Died5 March 2024 (2024-03-06) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
OccupationPhotographer

Marcello Norberth (16 January 1937 – 5 March 2024) was an Italian photographer.

Biography

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Born in San Ginesio, Marche, Norberth graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and then moved to Rome, where he started his activity as a professional photographer, also collaborating with Vogue.[1] In the 1970s he specialized as a stage photographer, collaborating among others with Eduardo De Filippo, Nikita Mikhalkov, Peter Stein, Alvis Hermanis, Luigi Squarzina, Maurizio Scaparro, Orazio Costa, Mario Missiroli, Massimo Castri [it], Giancarlo Cobelli, Luca De Filippo.[1][2]

Norberth is best known for his association with Luca Ronconi, for whom he served as a photographer on nearly all of his theatrical works.[2][3] Ronconi described him as 'the only one who had been able to capture the essence of his work'.[4] He died in Rome on 5 March 2024, at the age of 87.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Conti, Cinzia (5 March 2024). "Addio al fotografo Marcello Norberth, una vita nel teatro". ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Capitta, Gianfranco (7 March 2024). "Marcello Norberth, giochi tra luci e ombre". il manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ Italiano, Rita (5 March 2024). "Marcello Norberth, rubare il Teatro". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ Chinzari, Stefania (15 June 2021). "Luca Ronconi e Roma, viaggio nello sguardo di un regista visionario". Sapereambiente (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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