George Tsypin Opera Factory Building in the Black Void

by Tsypin, George; Taymor, Julie

• ISBN13: 9781568985329
• ISBN10: 1568985320
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-25
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Summary

Maximalist designer George Tsypin has created sets for the greatest opera houses in the world, from New York's Metropolitan Opera to Milan's La Scala. Profiling his early training in Moscow through to his current visionary designs, this book also features Tsypin's other work, including the MTV Video Music Awards, the Russian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale and the Millennium Cities project in England.

Author Biography

George Tsypin is a sculptor, architect, and designer of opera. Since he won an International Competition of "New and Spontaneous Ideas for the Theater for Future Generations," his opera designs have been seen all over the world.

Table of Contents

Prelude : the alchemy of making an opera	p. 15
Overture : Broken myth	p. 19
Water reflections	p. 24
Death in Venice	p. 28
Oedipus Rex	p. 32
Boris Godunov	p. 38
Russian pavilion	p. 48
L'Amour De Loin	p. 52
Pelleas et Melisande	p. 56
West side story	p. 60
All that is solid melts into air	p. 72
Saint Francis of Assisi	p. 76
Biblical pieces	p. 84
MTV Video Music Awards	p. 90
Millennium cities	p. 94
The ring cycle (Amsterdam)	p. 96
Interlude : building an endless tower	p. 113
Poisoned garden of earthly delights	p. 126
Planet Earth gallery	p. 130
Theodora	p. 142
Symphony for the earth	p. 146
The grand macabre	p. 148
The ring cycle (Saint Petersburg)	p. 154
Fire : burn without a trace	p. 174
The magic flute	p. 178
Les Troyens	p. 186
Don Giovanni	p. 194
Fiery Angel	p. 200
War and peace	p. 206
Encore : I never know where we will be going	p. 213
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