Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Presented in the Hedeland open air amphitheatre August 2018.
Well thought out by scenographer Simon Corder and costume designer Gøje Rostrup.
– Henriette Devantier – Ungt Teaterblod, 7 August 2022.
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Presented in the Hedeland open air amphitheatre August 2018.
Well thought out by scenographer Simon Corder and costume designer Gøje Rostrup.
– Henriette Devantier – Ungt Teaterblod, 7 August 2022.
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, presented by Oldenburgisches Staatstheater in December 2019. Continue reading
Opera by Jules Massenet, presented by Wexford Festival Opera in the 2019 season. Continue reading
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, presented by Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2019. Continue reading
Opera by Gaetano Donizetti. Presented in the Hedeland open air amphitheatre August 2018.
“The scenography of Simon Corder fits perfectly”
– Henriette Devantier – Ungt Teaterblod, 6 August 2018.
Opera by Gioachino Rossini. Presented as ‘William Tell’ by Victorian Opera at The Palais Theatre St. Kilda, Melbourne, July 2018.
“… with such an effusion of stage smoke that it’s a wonder anyone could sing.” – Patricia Maunder, ArtsHub, 16 July 2018. Continue reading
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Presented at Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2018.
The production was revived at Opera Holland Park in the summer 2021 Continue reading
Opera by Richard Strauss. Presented by Göteborg Opera in 2018
A co-production with Opera North, presented in Leeds and on tour in 2023
Simon Corder was honoured as a Knight Of Illumination in 2017.
Winner of The Robert Juliat Award for Opera for his lighting of The Queen of Spades – “Simon utilised the natural decay of the evening light. His lighting design constantly controlled the audience’s eye, guiding to where the focus was supposed to be. Unlike the natural, comfortable and exciting darkness, he created a claustrophobic, suffocating and intense darkness.” – Alexandra Coghlan
Sunday 17th September marked the tenth anniversary of the prestigious Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards and the reveal of the 2017 Winners, was held at the Eventim Apollo in London. During the dazzling evening event, many respected designers were ‘knighted’ – and bestowed with the iconic KOI sword.
Opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, presented by Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2016.
“The nightmarish hallucinatory quality of the music in the final scenes is reflected in lighting designer Simon Corder’s shifting play of light and shadows.” – Clare Colvin, Daily Express, 7 August 2016
“There are some wonderful moments early on, where sudden tricks of light make Herman’s social world look sinister and grotesque, and we become acutely aware of the proximity of reality and nightmare in his mind.” – Tim Ashley, The Guardian, 3 August 2016 Continue reading