The Dallas Opera 2021-2022 - The Barber of Seville/The Pearl Fishers

14 James M. Scott , Costume Designer The American designer (1961-2017) earned a bachelor’s degree in theater at Brown University and an M.F.A. in theater from New York University. He was already designing challenging repertoire as a student and first worked as a professional costume designer with New York’s Cubiculo Theater ( The YellowWallpaper , 1986). He subsequently created costumes for other New York companies, including the Raft Theatre, Riverwest Theatre, Capitol Rep, Perry Street Theatre, LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club, The Acting Company the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, and Vineyard Theatre. His work was also seen in productions by the Great Lakes Theatre Festival, and the Philadelphia Drama Guild. Scott’s opera productions included Turandot (Opera at Florham in New Jersey), La cenerentola (Juilliard Opera Center), Norma and Tosca (both for Minnesota Opera), and The Barber of Seville (Washington National Opera). He also designed for American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. Czech skating champion Tomas Verner wore costumes designed by Scott at the 2007 World Championships in Japan and at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Thomas C. Hase , Lighting Designer Thomas Hase’s work has earned him both national and international recognition for dynamic lighting designs in opera, new theatrical productions and avant-garde dance. He has worked at many of the major opera houses in the United States including those of Los Angeles, Seattle, Minnesota, Dallas, Portland, Boston, as well as New York City Opera and BAM; he has also worked extensively at U.S. regional theaters and internationally in Europe, Canada, South America and Asia. He was on the original design team for the world premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s opera Prima Donna in London, which was later produced by New York City Opera and in Toronto. In addition, he was the lighting designer for the world premiere of Riverdance’s Magik Macabre in Dublin and the European revival of The Wiz in Holland. As resident lighting designer for Stadttheater Giessen in Germany, Hase produced over 100 designs for theater, opera and ballet. His work can be seen on DVDs of Company on Broadway, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at LA Opera, and Jenùfa at Malmö Opera. Among his upcoming productions are Dr. Zhivago (Malmö Opera) and The Color Purple (Milwaukee Rep). Alexander Rom , Chorus Master The Ukrainian-born chorus master has been with The Dallas Opera for nearly 30 years, since his debut preparing the company’s chorus for Prince Igor in 1990. Rom graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music with a master’s degree in choral conducting. After immigrating to the United States, Rom worked as a performer, conductor, educator, voice teacher, opera coach, and composer, and has been a coach at numerous companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and the Cincinnati, Ravinia, and Savonlinna festivals. An Honorary Visiting Professor at Finland’s Sibelius Academy and the Helsinki Conservatory of Music, Rom was a Visiting Professor at the Savonlinna Opera Festival Music Institute for ten years; he also staged and musically prepared Eugene Onegin while in Finland. Rom was a founder of the Grace Choral Society of Brooklyn, New York, of which he was Music Director for 19 years. His music and arrangements for voice, chorus, piano, and other instruments have been performed in many prestigious venues. David Zimmerman , Wig and Make-Up Design David Zimmerman has worked with numerous opera companies around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera, and those of St. Louis, Santa Fe, Paris, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minnesota, Santa Barbara, Amsterdam and more. His career extends to Broadway, as well, where he has worked with such shows as Wicked , Rocky Horror , Show Boat , South Pacific , and Evita . Some of his personal clients include Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Patricia Racette, Martha Stewart, and Ricky Martin. Zimmerman has also worked with DIFFA Fashion Runway, Dallas Fashion and Art, and Yelp.com Fashion Magazine; credits include spreads in Opera News , Vanity Fair , and The New Yorker . TV and Film credits are Glamour Magazine ’s Women of the Year, Margaret (starring Anna Paquin), and Hostiles (starring Christian Bale and Rosemund Pike). • THE DALLAS OPERA | 2021/2022 SEASON