PRODUCTIONS

Aida

Montreal Opera/Utah Symphony & Opera/Pittsburgh Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designers: Claude Girard and Bernard Uzan

An aesthetically beautiful and classic production which has enjoyed much success and has graced many stages for years

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Andrea Chenier

Nashville Opera
Director: John Hoomes | Designer: Kris Stone

Giordano’s romantic opera meets Les Miz

For additional information contact: Randy Williams at Nashville Opera

Carmen

Opera New Jersey/Opera Carolina/Arizona Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Bernard Uzan and Michael Baumgarten

A very conceptual and economical production set in Spain and incorporating the great Flamenco dance

For additional information contact: Michael Baumgarten at Opera Carolina

Carmen

Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Keith Brumley

A stylized, flexible and acoustically friendly arena for Carmen and her inevitable fate that allows for a quick scene change between Act III and Act IV

For additional information contact: Tracy Davis-Singh at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Carmen

Theater Erfurt
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Hank Kittel

This Carmen captures the essence of the opera with exquisite attention to details of the period and Spain.

For additional information contact: Hank Kittel at Theater Erfurt

Carmen

Atlanta Opera
Director: Jeff Buchman

This sexy and emotionally charged production integrates flamenco dancers throughout, and approaches each act as Don José’s flashbacks from his prison cell after having killed Carmen.

For additional information contact: Elecia Crowley at Atlanta Opera

Cavalleria Rusticana-I Pagliacci

Montreal Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Claude Girard

A verismo masterpiece at its utmost brilliance

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Montreal Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Michael Eagan

A delightful and exquisite fantasy world set in the 19th century

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Cosi Fan Tutte

Opera Carolina
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Bernard Uzan and Michael Baumgarten

This imaginative production combines the respect for the genius of Mozart with a more modern approach set in a grand hotel in 1920

For additional information contact: Michael Baumgarten at Opera Carolina

Cyrano

Michigan Opera Theatre/Opera Company of Philadelphia/Florida Grand Opera Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: John Pascoe

Composed by David DiChiera with a libretto by Bernard Uzan, this production is visually one of the most romantic achievements currently on the operatic stage. A real delight for all the sensitive souls in the audience.

For additional information contact: Elizabeth Anderson at Michigan Opera Theater

Don Carlo

Montreal Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designers: Michel Beaulac and Bernard Uzan

All the scenes of the possible five acts in an easy but “grand” approach of the mood and tragedy of the Inquisition

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Don Giovanni

The Florentine Opera
Director: John Hoomes | Designer: Kris Stone

Mozart’s opera set in an abstract, colorful dream-scape of salvation vs. damnation

For additional information contact: Noele Stollmack at The Florentine Opera

Don Giovanni

Arizona Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designers: Claude Girard and Bernard Uzan

7 towers for 7 characters…easy to use, and frighteningly imposing

For additional information contact: Doug Provost at Arizona Opera

Elmer Gantry

The Florentine Opera
Director: John Hoomes Set | Design: Kris Stone | Costume Design: Camille Assaf

The world of evangelism, true faith, corruption, sex, sin, and salvation

For additional information contact: Noele Stollmack at The Florentine Opera

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Arizona Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designers: Claude Girard and Bernard Uzan

While the feeling of a harem is apparent, the classical approach is still present

For additional information contact: Doug Provost at Arizona Opera

The Fall of the House of Usher

Nashville Opera
Director: John Hoomes | Set/Video Designer: Barry Steele | Costume Designer: Pamela Lisenby

A theatrical retelling of the famous Edgar Allen Poe story in the visual style of the Hammer Studio films of the 1960′s utilizing advanced immersion video techniques

For additional information contact: Randy Williams at Nashville Opera

Faust

Montreal Opera/Seattle Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designers: Claude Girard and Bernard Uzan

In the well-known and historic tradition of finding one’s youth through a pact with the devil

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Faust

Arizona Opera/Lyric Opera Baltimore/Opera Lyra Ottawa
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designers: Eric Stroud and Bernard Uzan

This version of Faust set in our current era, uses projections, lighting, and a backdrop which is constantly changing, in a simple and easy to move set

For additional information contact: Doug Provost at Arizona Opera

The Flying Dutchman

Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Keith Brumley

*UPCOMING:  March 2013*

Realistic and at the same time ethereal, this producton is a true journey thru consciousness.

For additional information contact: Tracey Davis-Singh at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Madama Butterfly

Montreal Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Roberto Oswald

One of the most sought after productions for more than 20 years, Cio-Cio San in a perfect setting

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Manon

Montreal Opera/Michigan Opera Theatre
Director: Bernard Uzan| Designer: Michel Beaulac and Bernard Uzan

Built to illustrate 4 scenes or 5 scenes with extreme attention to detail

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Manon Lescaut

Montreal Opera/Michigan Opera Theatre
Director: Bernard Uzan| Designer: Michel Beaulac and Bernard Uzan

Set in France in the 18^th Century, all Puccini verismo and the elements of the era are captured visually, this production truly is grand opera

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Mefistofele

Michigan Opera Theatre
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Allen Charles Klein

Incredibly touching and beautiful production with a unit set and the magic touch of Allen Charles Klein

For additional information contact: Elizabeth Anderson at Michigan Opera Theater

Le nozze di Figaro

Montreal Opera/Michigan Opera Theatre
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Allen Charles Klein

The French revolution incarnated by Figaro in a stylized but traditional setting

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Romeo et Juliette

Montreal Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Claude Girard

One of the most handsome and classic productions of Romeo in the past two decades, this production has been performed by over 20 Opera Companies

For additional information contact: Pierre Dufour at Montreal Opera

Tosca

Fort Worth Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Andrew Horn

Faithful reproduction of the 3 historical locations with eye-popping sets evoking the grandeur of Rome, circa 1800. Relatively shallow production, this beautifully rendered set can fill a wide stage.

For additional information contact: Kurt Howard at Fort Worth Opera

La Traviata

Atlanta Opera
Director: Bernard Uzan | Designer: Claude Girard and Bernard Uzan

Set in a traditional Paris demi-monde, each act has exquisite eye-popping beauty

For additional information contact: Kurt Howard at Fort Worth Opera