Roberta Volpe is an award-winning Set Designer. Born in Milan she trained in Set Design at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera and in Set & Costume Design at the Opera Academy of Verona.
She did her apprenticeship at Teatro La Scala in Milan where she masters her skills as a sculptor and painter. Roberta made her debut as a set designer in 2011 at the Amazonas Theatre in Manaus, Brazil, with the opera ‘Suor Angelica’ by Puccini.
In 2013 she moved to London where she worked with various theatre and event companies. One of the events she designed in 2018 has won the EVCOM event design award for the best celebration event.
EDUCATION
2020 – 2021
Goldsmiths, University of London PGCE Secondary Art & Design
2010 – 2012
Opera Academy Verona MA in Set & Costume Design.
2009 – 2010
Academy Teatro Alla Scala, Milan Internship in Scenic Art & Sculpture department.
2001 – 2005
Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, Milan Bachelor of Arts in Set Design. (First class with honour)
SET DESIGNER & SCENIC ARTIST
24 June 2019
In the Heights
Bridewell Theatre, London Director: Victoria Gimby; Costume: Daphne Salomons; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
6 November 2018
The Pajama Game
Bridewell Theatre, London Director: Emma Coffey & Grace Iglesias-Fernandez; Set Design: Roberta Volpe. Won Best Musical Award NODA London District 2019
2 October 2018
Side Show
CLF Art Cafe Bussey Building, London Director: Dom O’Hanlon; Costume: Lemington Ridley; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
14 May 2018
Lend me a tenor
Courtyard Theatre, London Director: Toby Hine; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
17 Marzo 2018
Generation Hope
Apollo Hammersmith London, Manchester Central Manchester, The Passenger Shed Bristol. Director: Tom Wright; Set Design: Roberta Volpe
25 November 2017
TEDxWandsworth, Truth or Dare
South Thames College, London, UK Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
5 November 2016
TEDxWandsworth – Perspective
South Thames College, London, UK Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
25 October 2016
“On the 20th Century” by Cy Coleman
Bridewell Theatre, London, UK Director: Matt Bentley; Costume: Lemington Ridley; Set Design: Roberta Volpe. Set design highly commended for The Shinfield Players Scenic Award for On The Twentieth Century at the NODA London Awards 2017
6 October 2015
“Sunset Boulevard” by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Bridewell Theatre, London, UK Director: Dom O’Hanlon; Production Designer: John Winters; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
24 August 2015
“Mental Play” by Tamsin Flower
Camden People’s Theatre, London, UK Director: Tamsin Flower; Costume: Valeska Hall; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
15 July 2015
“Are you Awake?” by Sofia Moura
Bread and Roses Theatre, London, UK Director: Jesse Matthew Cooper and Sofia Moura; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
28 April 2015
“Private Lives” by Noel Coward
Putney Arts Theatre, London, UK Director: Lesley Strachan; Costume: Simon Crump; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
10 March 2015
“Forever House” by Glenn Waldron
Putney Arts Theatre, London, UK Director: Ian Higham; Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
11 November 2014
Henry V by W. Shakespeare
Putney Arts Theatre, London, UK Director: Kim Dyas e Barney Hart Dyke; Costume: Simon Crump; Set Design & Construction: Andy Chamberlain; Set Designer & Scenic Artist: Roberta Volpe.
1 – 25 August 2014
Siddharta the Musical by Isabeau
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK. Direction: Isabeau; Costume: Mitra Abadian; Set Designer & Scenic Artist: Roberta Volpe
28 November 2013
Siddharta the Musical by Isabeau
High-Security Prison of Milan, Italy. Direction: Isabeau; Costume: Mitra Abadian; Set Designer & Scenic Artist: Roberta Volpe.
20 September 2013
Lucrezia Borgia by G. Donizetti
Theatre Verdi of Padova, Italy. Direction: Giulio Ciabatti; Costume: Gabriella Pescucci. Set Designer & Scenic Artist: Roberta Volpe.
22 December 2012
Siddharta the Musical by Isabeau
Theatre Celebrazioni of Bologna, Italy. Direction: Isabeau; Costume designer: Mitra Abadian. Set designer & Scenic Artist: Roberta Volpe.
9 May 2011
La Luna sulla Capitale by Isabeau
Theatre Arcimboldi of Milano, Italy. Direction: Isabeau; Costume: Silvia Benedini. Set designer & Scenic Artist: Roberta Volpe.
21 April 2011
Suor Angelica by G. Puccini
Theatre Amazonas of Manaus, Brazil. Direcion: Maria Gurgel; Costume: Jehsel Lau Cristerna. Set Design: Roberta Volpe.
OTHER
Current
Freelance Production Designer, Scenic Artist & Sculpture for Theatre and Events.
May 2017 – December 2017
Boo Productions Ltd, London Designer.
May – June 2013
Dolce & Gabbana Worldwide. Scenic Artist for window dressing.
April 2013
Atelier Louis Vuitton, Munich, Germany. Scenic Artist for window dressing.
March 2012 – March 2013
Casa Reclusione Milano Opera, Italy. Set Design Teacher in a high-security prison.
To January 2010
Spazio Scenico s.r.l. Milano, Italy. Scenic Artist & Sculptor.
PUBLICATION
July 2013
“When the Ugly Duckling Begins to Believe” by Roberta Volpe Edition: Koipress. Autobiography.
PAINTER
My website with all my work as a Painter: www.robertavolpeart.com
SKILLS INCLUDE
Model Making, AutoCAD, AutoCAD 3D, Adobe Photoshop and ProCreate.
LANGUAGE
Italian (Mother tongue) English (fluent)
