Marcello Norberth

Born in San Ginesio, Marche, Norberth graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and then moved to Rome, where he started his activity as a professional photographer, also collaborating with Vogue.^[1] In the 1970s he specialized as a stage photographer, collaborating among others with Eduardo De Filippo, Nikita Mikhalkov, Peter Stein, Alvis Hermanis, Luigi Squarzina, Maurizio Scaparro, Orazio Costa, Mario Missiroli, Massimo Castri [it], Giancarlo Cobelli, Luca De Filippo.^[1][2]

Norberth is best known for his association with Luca Ronconi, for whom he served as a photographer on nearly all of his theatrical works.^[2][3] Ronconi described him as 'the only one who had been able to capture the essence of his work'.^[4] He died in Rome on 5 March 2024, at the age of 87.^[1]

• Marcello Norberth at Teatro Stabile di Torino