Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (19 February 1932 â€" 11 August 1988) was a
French opera director, set and costume designer.Ponnelle was born in
Paris. He studied philosophy, art, and history there and, in 1952,
began his career in Germany as a theatre designer for Henze's opera
Boulevard Solitude. He was greatly influenced by the work of art
director Georges Wakhévitch who also designed sets and costumes for
the theatre, the ballet, and the opera.In 1962, Ponnelle directed his
first production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in Düsseldorf. His
production of that work at the Bayreuth Festival in 1981 was widely
praised as one of the most aesthetically beautiful in its history.
French opera director, set and costume designer.Ponnelle was born in
Paris. He studied philosophy, art, and history there and, in 1952,
began his career in Germany as a theatre designer for Henze's opera
Boulevard Solitude. He was greatly influenced by the work of art
director Georges Wakhévitch who also designed sets and costumes for
the theatre, the ballet, and the opera.In 1962, Ponnelle directed his
first production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in Düsseldorf. His
production of that work at the Bayreuth Festival in 1981 was widely
praised as one of the most aesthetically beautiful in its history.
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