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the floating set designed by david fielding for the bregenz opera festival lakefront performance of umberto giordano's 'andré chénier'
image © bregenzer festspiele / karl forster
under the artistic direction of david pountney, stage designer david fielding brings the opera 'andré chénier' to life
for the 'opera on the lake' floating stage ('seebühne') of the 2011 bregenz opera festival in bregenz, austria.
the waterproofed set is built directly into lake constance, mounted upon a concrete core anchored into the base of the lake,
while wooden poles support accessory structures of the stage. fielding's design for 'andré chénier' is dominated
by an oversized face and torso-- modeled after the revolutionary jean-paul marat-- from whose left eye
streams a series of stairways. an open book to stage right of the figure is frequently highlighted throughout the performance
with special lighting effects, ranging from sculptural installations to elaborate gobos that cast shadow scenes along its pages.
at water level, a floating platform, 'carried' by what appears to be the hand of the statue, moves in response to plot action.
other mobile set pieces rise in and out of the water over the course of the performance.
written by italian composer umberto giordano, the opera retells a story of love and death during the french revolution.
the bregenz festival performances of the show run through august 21st, 2011, with additional performances in the summer
of 2012. the proscenium theatre of the seebühne stage seats 6,800 persons in stadium seating.
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