Michael Yeargan

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Michael Yeargan is an American scenic designer renowned for his work in opera and theatre, including major productions at leading companies such as the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway.

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instanceOf opera designer
person
scenic designer
set designer
theatre designer
activeIn 20th century
21st century
awardReceived Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Yale School of Drama
fieldOfWork musical theatre
opera
theatre
genre opera production design
theatrical set design
hasCreatedSceneryFor Broadway musicals
Broadway theater
surface form: Broadway plays

major opera houses worldwide
hasWorkedFor Broadway
English National Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Lincoln Center Theater
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
New York City Opera
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
surface form: Royal Opera House

San Francisco Opera
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableAward Drama Desk Award
Tony Award
notableFor collaborations with leading opera directors
elegant and atmospheric scenic designs
teaching scenic design at Yale School of Drama
notableStudent contemporary American theatre designers
notableWork Aida
surface form: Aida (Metropolitan Opera production)

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Metropolitan Opera production)
La Traviata
surface form: La Traviata (Metropolitan Opera production)

South Pacific (stage production)
surface form: South Pacific (2008 Broadway revival)

The King and I (Broadway revival, 2015)
surface form: The King and I (2015 Broadway revival)

Light in the Piazza
surface form: The Light in the Piazza
occupation professor
scenic designer
set designer
positionHeld professor of design at Yale School of Drama
workLocation New York City

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