Loading... Robert WilsonThe Jungle Book“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”newsroom / Musical theatreset Design Loading... Gary McCannToscaClash of styles in a rebuilt Rome from the 1950snewsroom / Opera Romeo CastellucciDon Giovanninewsroom / Opera Sasha Waltz & GuestsIn CHow the performing arts can inspire individual behaviours for positive social change.Giuliano Picchi / Dance Emanuele SinisiToscaIn conversation with the designer, we discover the architectural and artistic references inspiring the sets for Rafael R Villalobos' production of Tosca at La Monnaie.C. Girard / Opera Michael LevinePeter GrimesA unique and raw portrayal of Peter Grimes' drama set in a poor town on the Suffolk coast.newsroom / Opera Paolo FantinJenůfaThe terrible secret is hidden in the ice. Paolo Fantin gives insight into his icy sets for Damiano Michieletto's staging of Jenůfa in Berlin.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Klaus GrünbergFrühlingsstürmeA show stored for decades in a box. We discover the story behind Klaus Grünberg and Anne Kuhn's set design for Barrie Kosky's 2020 production of Frühlingsstürme by Weinberger.newsroom / Operetta Paolo FantinBéatrice et Bénédict"I would define this an experiment on love" - Read Paolo Fantin's insights into his set design for 'Béatrice et Bénédict' staged by Damiano Michieletto at Opéra de Lyon.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Christian SchmidtSimon BoccanegraLabyrinthic, variable spaces on a revolving stage create a filmic cross-fade experience in Andreas Homoki's production of Simon Boccanegra at Opernhaus Zürich.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Robert WilsonDer Messias...a kind of spiritual journeyC. Girard / Oratorio Małgorzata SzczęśniakElektraThe labyrinths of the human soul at the Felsenreitschulenewsroom / Opera Michael LevineIphigénie en Tauridenewsroom / Opera Robert WilsonThe Jungle Book“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”newsroom / Musical theatre Tom PyeAkhnatenOne of Philip Glass’s three large-scale operas based on a “big idea".newsroom / Opera Rufus DidwiszusOrphée aux enfersThe surreal fantasy world staged by Barrie Koskynewsroom / Operetta Hiroshi SugimotoAt the Hawk's WellGiuliano Picchi / Ballet Jan VersweyveldDon Giovanninewsroom / Opera Alfons FloresFrankensteinA contemporary opera based on Mary Shelley's novel.C. Girard / Opera Olafur EliassonHippolyte et AricieSingers and dancers are "instruments of the light" interacting with spaceGiuliano Picchi / Opera Bill ViolaTristan und IsoldeThe 2005 Opéra national de Paris production directed by Peter Sellars.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Rufus DidwiszusWinterreiseGiuliano Picchi / Ballet Romeo CastellucciDie ZauberflöteAn algorithmic architecture designed by Michael Hansmeyer.newsroom / Opera Romeo CastellucciSalomeStone and brass reveal the telluric power of Salome at the Salzburger Festspiele.newsroom / Opera Rebecca RingstL'incoronazione di PoppeaThe elliptical catwalk in Calixto Bieito's staging is a platform of vanity and narcissism.C. Girard / Opera Radu BoruzescuRichard IIIThe dark atmosphere of Robert Carsen’s setting for Richard III by Giorgio Battistelli.newsroom / Opera Alfons FloresLa Bohèmenewsroom / Opera, Quick view Gary McCannDer FreischützThe space is defined by an aggressive geometry which appears infinite in its perspective.newsroom / Opera Jan VersweyveldBoris Godunovnewsroom / Opera, Quick view Christian SchmidtDie lustige Witwenewsroom / Operetta, Quick view Mariko MoriMadama ButterflyThe 2013 La Fenice production in collaboration with the Venice Biennale.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Gary McCannLa clemenza di TitoAncient Roman aesthetic combined with a 1930s Modernist look.newsroom / Opera Marko JapeljLe sacre du printempsThe dancers confront with the element of water.newsroom / Ballet Robert WilsonAdam's passionThe unfolding visuals allow the listening even better than by having closed eyes.Giuliano Picchi / Musical theatre Marina AbramovićPelléas et Mélisande"Crystals are like a bridge between the human and the universal"Giuliano Picchi / Opera Christof HetzerTristan und Isoldenewsroom / Opera Julie MehretuOnly the sound remainsThrough Noh theatre, Sellars uses opera to create a quiet moment of total focus and concentration.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Michael LevineMadama ButterflyThe set design suggests instead of showing, preserving the magic of the scene.newsroom / Opera Paolo FantinLa Damnation de FaustGiuliano Picchi / Opera Daniel BurenDaphnis et ChloéC. Girard / Ballet Etienne PlussLa BohèmeGiuliano Picchi / Opera Alfons FloresTristan und Isoldenewsroom / Opera Klaus GrünbergPelléas et MélisandeGiuliano Picchi / Opera Urs SchönebaumRéponsnewsroom / Performance design Sabine Theunissen and William KentridgeWozzeckGiuliano Picchi / Opera Jan VersweyveldThe things that passGiuliano Picchi / Theatre Katrin Lea TagDido and Aeneasnewsroom / Opera, Revival Stefano PodaLucia di Lammermoornewsroom / Opera Katrin Lea TagBluebeard’s Castlenewsroom / Opera, Revival Annemarie WoodsRinaldonewsroom / Opera Robert WilsonPelléas et Mélisandenewsroom / Revival Raimund Orfeo VoigtTartuffeC. Girard / Theatre Christian SchmidtAidaGiuliano Picchi / Opera Pier Luigi PizziLa pietra del paragonenewsroom / Opera, Revival Sasha WaltzKreaturPhysical and emotional shifts between power and powerlessnewsroom / Performance design Marko JapeljdisTANZC. Girard / Ballet Christian SchmidtRigolettoGiuliano Picchi / Opera Sabine Theunissen and William KentridgeLuluGiuliano Picchi / Opera Urs SchönebaumBomarzonewsroom / Opera Alfons FloresDer fliegende Holländernewsroom / Opera Stefano PodaFaustnewsroom / Opera Robert WilsonEddaGiuliano Picchi / Theatre Michael LevineBilly BuddGiuliano Picchi / Opera Olafur EliassonTree of CodesGiuliano Picchi / Ballet Maja Ziska Hotel Pro FormaMadama Butterflynewsroom / Opera Sila SvetaPygmalionGiuliano Picchi / Performance Klaus GrünbergMacbethGiuliano Picchi / Opera Jaafar ChalabiMultiplicity. Forms of Silence and EmptinessGiuliano Picchi / Ballet Gary McCannMacbethGiuliano Picchi / Featured, Opera Ulrich RascheDie Räubernewsroom / Theatre Anish KapoorParsifalnewsroom / Featured, Opera Pia Maier Schriever and Chiharu ShiotaMatsukazenewsroom / Featured, Opera Paolo FantinAquagrandanewsroom / Opera Pia Maier Schriever and Sasha WaltzTannhäusernewsroom / Opera Martin ZehetgruberManon Lescautnewsroom / Opera Johannes LeiackerAlcinanewsroom / Opera Milja SalovaaraDraum om haustennewsroom / Featured, Theatre George TsypinGuillaume Tellnewsroom / Opera Gary McCannAriadne auf NaxosGiuliano Picchi / Opera Kara WalkerNormanewsroom / Opera Reinhard von der ThannenFaustnewsroom / Featured, Opera Hildegard BechtlerThe exterminating angelGiuliano Picchi / Featured, Opera Frank Philipp SchlößmannAmletonewsroom / Opera Hans SchavernochDer Rosenkavaliernewsroom / Opera Christian SchmidtFidelionewsroom / Opera Pier Luigi PizziAlcestenewsroom / Opera Loading... Gary McCannToscaClash of styles in a rebuilt Rome from the 1950snewsroom / Opera Romeo CastellucciDon Giovanninewsroom / Opera Sasha Waltz & GuestsIn CHow the performing arts can inspire individual behaviours for positive social change.Giuliano Picchi / Dance Emanuele SinisiToscaIn conversation with the designer, we discover the architectural and artistic references inspiring the sets for Rafael R Villalobos' production of Tosca at La Monnaie.C. Girard / Opera Michael LevinePeter GrimesA unique and raw portrayal of Peter Grimes' drama set in a poor town on the Suffolk coast.newsroom / Opera Paolo FantinJenůfaThe terrible secret is hidden in the ice. Paolo Fantin gives insight into his icy sets for Damiano Michieletto's staging of Jenůfa in Berlin.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Klaus GrünbergFrühlingsstürmeA show stored for decades in a box. We discover the story behind Klaus Grünberg and Anne Kuhn's set design for Barrie Kosky's 2020 production of Frühlingsstürme by Weinberger.newsroom / Operetta Paolo FantinBéatrice et Bénédict"I would define this an experiment on love" - Read Paolo Fantin's insights into his set design for 'Béatrice et Bénédict' staged by Damiano Michieletto at Opéra de Lyon.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Christian SchmidtSimon BoccanegraLabyrinthic, variable spaces on a revolving stage create a filmic cross-fade experience in Andreas Homoki's production of Simon Boccanegra at Opernhaus Zürich.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Robert WilsonDer Messias...a kind of spiritual journeyC. Girard / Oratorio Małgorzata SzczęśniakElektraThe labyrinths of the human soul at the Felsenreitschulenewsroom / Opera Michael LevineIphigénie en Tauridenewsroom / Opera Robert WilsonThe Jungle Book“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”newsroom / Musical theatre Tom PyeAkhnatenOne of Philip Glass’s three large-scale operas based on a “big idea".newsroom / Opera Rufus DidwiszusOrphée aux enfersThe surreal fantasy world staged by Barrie Koskynewsroom / Operetta Hiroshi SugimotoAt the Hawk's WellGiuliano Picchi / Ballet Jan VersweyveldDon Giovanninewsroom / Opera Alfons FloresFrankensteinA contemporary opera based on Mary Shelley's novel.C. Girard / Opera Olafur EliassonHippolyte et AricieSingers and dancers are "instruments of the light" interacting with spaceGiuliano Picchi / Opera Bill ViolaTristan und IsoldeThe 2005 Opéra national de Paris production directed by Peter Sellars.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Rufus DidwiszusWinterreiseGiuliano Picchi / Ballet Romeo CastellucciDie ZauberflöteAn algorithmic architecture designed by Michael Hansmeyer.newsroom / Opera Romeo CastellucciSalomeStone and brass reveal the telluric power of Salome at the Salzburger Festspiele.newsroom / Opera Rebecca RingstL'incoronazione di PoppeaThe elliptical catwalk in Calixto Bieito's staging is a platform of vanity and narcissism.C. Girard / Opera Radu BoruzescuRichard IIIThe dark atmosphere of Robert Carsen’s setting for Richard III by Giorgio Battistelli.newsroom / Opera Alfons FloresLa Bohèmenewsroom / Opera, Quick view Gary McCannDer FreischützThe space is defined by an aggressive geometry which appears infinite in its perspective.newsroom / Opera Jan VersweyveldBoris Godunovnewsroom / Opera, Quick view Christian SchmidtDie lustige Witwenewsroom / Operetta, Quick view Mariko MoriMadama ButterflyThe 2013 La Fenice production in collaboration with the Venice Biennale.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Gary McCannLa clemenza di TitoAncient Roman aesthetic combined with a 1930s Modernist look.newsroom / Opera Marko JapeljLe sacre du printempsThe dancers confront with the element of water.newsroom / Ballet Robert WilsonAdam's passionThe unfolding visuals allow the listening even better than by having closed eyes.Giuliano Picchi / Musical theatre Marina AbramovićPelléas et Mélisande"Crystals are like a bridge between the human and the universal"Giuliano Picchi / Opera Christof HetzerTristan und Isoldenewsroom / Opera Julie MehretuOnly the sound remainsThrough Noh theatre, Sellars uses opera to create a quiet moment of total focus and concentration.Giuliano Picchi / Opera Michael LevineMadama ButterflyThe set design suggests instead of showing, preserving the magic of the scene.newsroom / Opera Paolo FantinLa Damnation de FaustGiuliano Picchi / Opera Daniel BurenDaphnis et ChloéC. Girard / Ballet Etienne PlussLa BohèmeGiuliano Picchi / Opera Alfons FloresTristan und Isoldenewsroom / Opera Klaus GrünbergPelléas et MélisandeGiuliano Picchi / Opera Urs SchönebaumRéponsnewsroom / Performance design Sabine Theunissen and William KentridgeWozzeck
Robert WilsonThe Jungle Book“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”newsroom / Musical theatre
Sasha Waltz & GuestsIn CHow the performing arts can inspire individual behaviours for positive social change.Giuliano Picchi / Dance
Emanuele SinisiToscaIn conversation with the designer, we discover the architectural and artistic references inspiring the sets for Rafael R Villalobos' production of Tosca at La Monnaie.C. Girard / Opera
Michael LevinePeter GrimesA unique and raw portrayal of Peter Grimes' drama set in a poor town on the Suffolk coast.newsroom / Opera
Paolo FantinJenůfaThe terrible secret is hidden in the ice. Paolo Fantin gives insight into his icy sets for Damiano Michieletto's staging of Jenůfa in Berlin.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Klaus GrünbergFrühlingsstürmeA show stored for decades in a box. We discover the story behind Klaus Grünberg and Anne Kuhn's set design for Barrie Kosky's 2020 production of Frühlingsstürme by Weinberger.newsroom / Operetta
Paolo FantinBéatrice et Bénédict"I would define this an experiment on love" - Read Paolo Fantin's insights into his set design for 'Béatrice et Bénédict' staged by Damiano Michieletto at Opéra de Lyon.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Christian SchmidtSimon BoccanegraLabyrinthic, variable spaces on a revolving stage create a filmic cross-fade experience in Andreas Homoki's production of Simon Boccanegra at Opernhaus Zürich.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Robert WilsonThe Jungle Book“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”newsroom / Musical theatre
Olafur EliassonHippolyte et AricieSingers and dancers are "instruments of the light" interacting with spaceGiuliano Picchi / Opera
Bill ViolaTristan und IsoldeThe 2005 Opéra national de Paris production directed by Peter Sellars.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Romeo CastellucciDie ZauberflöteAn algorithmic architecture designed by Michael Hansmeyer.newsroom / Opera
Romeo CastellucciSalomeStone and brass reveal the telluric power of Salome at the Salzburger Festspiele.newsroom / Opera
Rebecca RingstL'incoronazione di PoppeaThe elliptical catwalk in Calixto Bieito's staging is a platform of vanity and narcissism.C. Girard / Opera
Radu BoruzescuRichard IIIThe dark atmosphere of Robert Carsen’s setting for Richard III by Giorgio Battistelli.newsroom / Opera
Gary McCannDer FreischützThe space is defined by an aggressive geometry which appears infinite in its perspective.newsroom / Opera
Mariko MoriMadama ButterflyThe 2013 La Fenice production in collaboration with the Venice Biennale.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Gary McCannLa clemenza di TitoAncient Roman aesthetic combined with a 1930s Modernist look.newsroom / Opera
Robert WilsonAdam's passionThe unfolding visuals allow the listening even better than by having closed eyes.Giuliano Picchi / Musical theatre
Marina AbramovićPelléas et Mélisande"Crystals are like a bridge between the human and the universal"Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Julie MehretuOnly the sound remainsThrough Noh theatre, Sellars uses opera to create a quiet moment of total focus and concentration.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Michael LevineMadama ButterflyThe set design suggests instead of showing, preserving the magic of the scene.newsroom / Opera
Sasha WaltzKreaturPhysical and emotional shifts between power and powerlessnewsroom / Performance design
Sasha Waltz & GuestsIn CHow the performing arts can inspire individual behaviours for positive social change.Giuliano Picchi / Dance
Emanuele SinisiToscaIn conversation with the designer, we discover the architectural and artistic references inspiring the sets for Rafael R Villalobos' production of Tosca at La Monnaie.C. Girard / Opera
Michael LevinePeter GrimesA unique and raw portrayal of Peter Grimes' drama set in a poor town on the Suffolk coast.newsroom / Opera
Paolo FantinJenůfaThe terrible secret is hidden in the ice. Paolo Fantin gives insight into his icy sets for Damiano Michieletto's staging of Jenůfa in Berlin.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Klaus GrünbergFrühlingsstürmeA show stored for decades in a box. We discover the story behind Klaus Grünberg and Anne Kuhn's set design for Barrie Kosky's 2020 production of Frühlingsstürme by Weinberger.newsroom / Operetta
Paolo FantinBéatrice et Bénédict"I would define this an experiment on love" - Read Paolo Fantin's insights into his set design for 'Béatrice et Bénédict' staged by Damiano Michieletto at Opéra de Lyon.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Christian SchmidtSimon BoccanegraLabyrinthic, variable spaces on a revolving stage create a filmic cross-fade experience in Andreas Homoki's production of Simon Boccanegra at Opernhaus Zürich.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Robert WilsonThe Jungle Book“The Jungle Book is a work for all ages. I always liked what Baudelaire said: ‘Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will.’”newsroom / Musical theatre
Olafur EliassonHippolyte et AricieSingers and dancers are "instruments of the light" interacting with spaceGiuliano Picchi / Opera
Bill ViolaTristan und IsoldeThe 2005 Opéra national de Paris production directed by Peter Sellars.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Romeo CastellucciDie ZauberflöteAn algorithmic architecture designed by Michael Hansmeyer.newsroom / Opera
Romeo CastellucciSalomeStone and brass reveal the telluric power of Salome at the Salzburger Festspiele.newsroom / Opera
Rebecca RingstL'incoronazione di PoppeaThe elliptical catwalk in Calixto Bieito's staging is a platform of vanity and narcissism.C. Girard / Opera
Radu BoruzescuRichard IIIThe dark atmosphere of Robert Carsen’s setting for Richard III by Giorgio Battistelli.newsroom / Opera
Gary McCannDer FreischützThe space is defined by an aggressive geometry which appears infinite in its perspective.newsroom / Opera
Mariko MoriMadama ButterflyThe 2013 La Fenice production in collaboration with the Venice Biennale.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Gary McCannLa clemenza di TitoAncient Roman aesthetic combined with a 1930s Modernist look.newsroom / Opera
Robert WilsonAdam's passionThe unfolding visuals allow the listening even better than by having closed eyes.Giuliano Picchi / Musical theatre
Marina AbramovićPelléas et Mélisande"Crystals are like a bridge between the human and the universal"Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Julie MehretuOnly the sound remainsThrough Noh theatre, Sellars uses opera to create a quiet moment of total focus and concentration.Giuliano Picchi / Opera
Michael LevineMadama ButterflyThe set design suggests instead of showing, preserving the magic of the scene.newsroom / Opera
