How to say giacomo torelli

Italian painter

Giacomo Torelli (1 September 1608 – 17 June 1678) was an Italian stage designer, scenery painter, engineer, and architect.^[1] His work in stage design, particularly his designs of machinery for creating spectacular scenery changes and other special effects, was extensively engraved and hence survives as the most complete record of mid-seventeenth-century set design.

Biography

Early life and career in Italy

Torelli was born in Fano, where he may have first worked on amateur theatre productions at the commune's Palazzo della Ragione,^[2] and he may also have gained experience in theatre design in nearby Pesaro or Urbino.

His first documented work was in January 1641 for t