Tag Archives: Rodula Gaitanou
Un ballo in maschera – Oldenburg
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, presented by Oldenburgisches Staatstheater in December 2019. Continue reading
Don Quichotte – Wexford
Opera by Jules Massenet, presented by Wexford Festival Opera in the 2019 season. Continue reading
Un ballo in maschera – London
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, presented by Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2019. Continue reading
Lucia di Lammermoor – Hedeland
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. Continue reading
Guillaume Tell – Melbourne
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
La Traviata – London
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Presented at Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2018.
To be revived summer 2021 Continue reading
Ariadne auf Naxos – Gothenburg
Opera by Richard Strauss. Presented by Göteborg Opera in 2018. Continue reading
Knight Of Illumination
Simon Corder was honoured as a Knight Of Illumination in 2017. Continue reading
The Queen of Spades – London
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