Obituary: Metropolitan Opera Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler Dies, Aged 79

On July 9, 2021, longtime opera lighting designer Gil Wechsler passed away at the age of 79. Born in Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 1942, Wechsler discovered his love for theatre as a child at summer camp. He would go on to graduate with a degree in theatre in 1964 and receive his Master’s in Fine Arts from Yale. The following {…}

Aug 4, 2020

Q & A: TV Director Brian Large On Taping the Met’s Otto Schenk ‘Ring,’ 30 Years Later

Thirty years ago, in June 1990, opera lovers were glued to their television screens for four consecutive weekday evenings as they experienced what Richard Wagner always intended: a consecutive-evening presentation of “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Of course, his wish for four nights in a row was not realistic for the stage, given the demands it would place on musicians and {…}