Laurent Pelly
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Scintillating and brilliant
'Is he a real or a theatrical magician? The answer is a bit of both. Pelly never ceases to enchant us with his masterful, spellbinding sleight of hand… Even more masterful is the direction of the performers, precise as an entomologist’s work… Pelly’s costumes deserve particular praise for their extraordinary inventiveness.'
Le Monde, Prokofiev, L'Amour des Trois Oranges, Opéra de Lyon
Laurent Pelly is one of the world's leading opera and theatre directors, creating productions that combine theatrical imagination, meticulous detail and a distinctive visual language. He designs the costumes for all his productions, and, on occasion, the sets, creating richly integrated stage worlds in which design and storytelling are inseparable. While celebrated for his interpretations of French and Italian repertoire, his creative curiosity has led him to explore an increasingly broad range of composers and styles, bringing fresh insight to both established works and lesser-known titles.
‘Opera is not real in any way, and to help people understand the story the singers need to have the music inside their bodies’
