Yuval Sharon

Yuval Sharon’s directorial work has been described as "magical" (The Village Voice), "ingenious" (San Francisco Chronicle), and “having a keen eye to mythology in the modern world” (Theatermania New York). Although primarily occupied with opera, Yuval’s eclectic tastes have led him to direct a variety of projects such as David T. Little’s theatrical cantata Soldier Songs at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, a chamber-scale production of Verdi's Aida at Berkeley Opera, a carnivalesque mash-up of Shakespeare's Macbeth, entitled Celebrate Good Times (Macbeth), a three-hour adaptation of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (also for Berkeley Opera), a deconstruction of a traditional Indian Bharatanatyam dance recital for the Joyce SoHo, and the American premiere of Falk Richter’s underground phenomenon God is a DJ in a production Theatermania called one of the 10 best performances in New York in 2004. He has worked with Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, Bregenzer Festspiel in Austria, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, the Asia Society of New York, the Deitch Projects, the New York Hip Hop Theater Festival, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Shotgun Players. He is co-founder of the New York-based group Theater Faction and is currently assistant director to Achim Freyer on the Los Angeles Ring Cycle.

A passionate advocate for new music, Yuval was Project Director for four years of New York City Opera’s VOX, an annual workshop of new American compositions, which featured works by John Zorn, Anne LeBaron, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Wuorinen, and others. Under his direction, VOX became the most important crucible for new opera in the country, with The New York Times calling it “a hip and adventurous event” and The New Yorker saying “VOX has become a major event in New York’s musical life.”

Other WBO Productions

Der Freischütz - Feb 19, 21, 27 and 28, 2010 - Director