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Reviews 2011-2020

This entry was posted in Lighting, Set Design, Production Design, Other, All Projects and tagged 2018, 2015, 2019, 2014, 2020, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2016, 2017 on 31st December 2020 by Simon Corder.

Opera Triple Bill – London

A triple bill of operas: Il segreto di Susanna by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari; Zanetto by Pietro Mascagni; Rita by Gaetano Donizetti. Presented by the Guildhall School of Music & Drama at the Barbican Silk Street Theatre in times of Covid-19. Without an audience, the seating removed to make space for a socially distanced orchestra of fifty players. The production was live-streamed. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Lighting, All Projects and tagged Opera, London, Stephen Medcalf, Cordelia Chisholm, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Silk Street Theatre, 2020 on 2nd November 2020 by Simon Corder.

Chimelong Safari Park

Chimelong Safari Park is one of a cluster of leisure attractions and hotels in Guangzhou run by the Chimelong Group, it is the biggest wildlife theme park in Asia. Simon has a twenty-year association with the group since designing lighting for Night Zoo, which opened in 2000. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Lighting, Consultancy, Other, All Projects and tagged Bernard Harrison, Zoo, China, Lighting, 2019 on 31st December 2019 by Simon Corder.

La Cucina & Adina – Wexford

A double bill of linked one-act operas – La Cucina by Andrew Synnott and Adina by Gioachino Rossini. Presented at Wexford Festival Opera in the 2019 season. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Lighting, All Projects and tagged Opera, Rosetta Cucchi, Wexford Festival, 2019, Andrew Synnott, Tiziano Santi, Claudia Pernigotti on 24th October 2019 by Simon Corder.

Dorilla in Tempe – Wexford

A melodramma eroico pastorale in three acts by composer Antonio Vivaldi, presented by Wexford Festival Opera in the 2019 season. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Lighting, All Projects and tagged Giuseppe Palella, Massimo Checchetto, Opera, Wexford Festival, 2019, Fabio Ceresa on 23rd October 2019 by Simon Corder.

Don Quichotte – Wexford

Opera by Jules Massenet, presented by Wexford Festival Opera in the 2019 season. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Lighting, All Projects and tagged Wexford Festival, takis, 2019, Opera, Rodula Gaitanou on 22nd October 2019 by Simon Corder.

Un ballo in maschera – London

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, presented by Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2019. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Lighting, Photography, All Projects and tagged 2019, Opera, London, Rodula Gaitanou, Lighting, Opera Holland Park, takis on 8th June 2019 by Simon Corder.

Green Bird – Shanghai

A new piece of musical theatre for children based on the play written by Carlo Gozzi in 1765. The show was developed from a version of the play written by David Bridel, it was adapted by Qi Xiaoyun, with music by Wuwei. The Green Bird was supported by the Chinese National Art Foundation. Continue reading →