Mario De Carlo

De Carlo chose to study at a Liceo Classico (secondary school), specialising in Greek and Latin studies and from an early age also studied pianoforte. During Liceo, he directed, set designed and designed the costumes for student productions of Sophocles’ Electra and Mozart’s The Magic Flute. To begin his University career, De Carlo moved to Rome, where he studied Italian Language and Literature, History of the Theatre and Music with Fedele D’Amico at ‘La Sapienza’ University.Subsequently, De Carlo transferred to Milan where he gained valuable and varied experience working in the studios of such well known set-builders and costume makers as Sormani and Brancato. As a set and costume designer assistant for the opera, De Carlo worked with such illustrious houses as The Fenice, Venice (Donizet