Wim Wenders to Direct First Opera at Berlin State Opera in 2017
Wim Wenders, the German filmmaker and artist with a four-decade career producing over thirty films, will stage his inaugural opera production in 2017. The performance will take place at the Berlin State Opera House. He will direct Georges Bizet's 1863 work, Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers). Leading the orchestra for this production will be the acclaimed Argentine-Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim. This marks a significant new artistic direction for Wenders, whose extensive background in visual storytelling will now be applied to the operatic stage.
Key facts
- Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker and artist.
- He will direct his first opera in 2017.
- The opera is Georges Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers) from 1863.
- The performance will be at the Berlin State Opera House.
- Daniel Barenboim will conduct the orchestra.
- Wenders has a film career spanning 40 years.
- He has made more than 30 films.
- Daniel Barenboim is an award-winning Argentine-Israeli conductor.
Entities
Artists
- Wim Wenders
- Georges Bizet
- Daniel Barenboim
Institutions
- Berlin State Opera House
- Artnet
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany