Margherita Palli

The constant vitality, the curiosity never dampened coupled with a healthy eclecticism and the rejection of classification and identification with preconceived settings enable Margherita Palli to operate simultaneously on a stage show, an opera or on the design and preparation of an exhibition; they enable her to constantly evolve while remaining true to herself, and while she is fully occupied in the creation of new stage designs for other opera productions for the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, again with Martone, for Verdi’s Falstaff conducted by Baremboim, or Bizet’s Carmen at Théâtre Royal in Liège, directed by Henning Brockhaus.
All this without neglecting her teaching, this too characterised by great competence and generosity, and which represents for Palli an ulterior motive to continue to keep pace with changes brought about by new generations and by new technologies – at NABA in Milan, where she heads the scenography course, at the Università IUAV in Venice, and at the Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio campus, founded and directed by another Swiss celebrity the likes of architect Mario Botta. It was precisely for her comprehensive design know-how, her zest and her inventive spirit attuned to pragmatism that he wanted Margherita to partner him in the training of future architects and designers in general.

Text by Antonio Calbi