Meet Eleonora, a Milan-trained theatre designer.
She began her journey collaborating with renowned scenographer Margherita Palli, before establishing her own name in the world of live performance, signing sets and costumes for some of the most prestigious stages in Opera, dance, and theater.
Since 2019, she has been collaborating with Angelin Preljocaj, first on *Winterreise* at Teatro alla Scala, then designing the costumes for *Birthday Party* (nominated for the Fedora Prize), *Torpéur* (2023), *Requiem(s*)(2024), and *Licht* staged in April 2025 at Théatre de la Ville, Paris.
Eleonora’s creative path includes an ongoing collaboration with director Davide Livermore, with whom she designed the sets for *La lupa – Il berretto a sonagli* (Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania), *Turandot* (2024, Teatro alla Scala, awarded Best Musical Event of the Year and third Best Cultural Event of the Year at the Bea World Festival), and *Khan Sultan* (Abay Opera House in Almaty, named Opera Performance of the Year by the Union of Theatre Critics of Kazakhstan). Still under Livermore’s direction, in 2025 she designs the sets for *Das Rheingold* at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and for *Die Walküre* at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. She also designed the sets for *The Headlands – I luoghi della mente* at Teatro Biondo in Palermo, directed by Lulu Helbæk and Simone Ferrari. She was a finalist at the LNOBT Vilnius Competition (2022) and at the European Opera Directing Prize (2023), and she Won the OperaLombardia competition for *La Bohème* and the Klaipėda Theatre Opera competition for *The Voyage* (2024), designing the sets for both productions.
Since 2023, she has been Blearred Lighting Design Studio partner, with Blearred she has created theatrical scenography for major live events such as Tedua’s *La Divina Commedia Tour*, Lazza’s *Locura Tour*, and others.
She also contributed to the writing of the manual *Dizionario Teatrale* (Quodlibet) and teaches in the Scenography program at NABA.
eleonora.peronetti@blearred.com