Dates: 1 September 1608 – 17 June 1678
- Italian stage designer
- Changeable Scenery: Pole & Chariot system
Forerunner of scenic automation
Wheeled ‘chariot’ under stage, connected to central drum by ropes. Vertical pole connects to scenery (cf. mouse & spade) - System still in use at Drottningholm, Sweden (since 1766)
Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Torelli