Session 3 presentation - Wolf Trap Opera

The Stage Director
Emergence of the Director
“Park ‘n’ Bark” Meets Stanislawski
Italian theatres engaged a “theatre poet”
Interpretations began with Wagner & Strauss and
ramped up through the postwar period
Responsibilities:
Establishes an approach to the work (time frame,
conventions, production values)
Collaborates with designers (scenic, costume, lighting,
hair/makeup) to create a physical production
Works with singers during rehearsal period on blocking/
staging, character development