
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 {…}