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Hänsel & Gretel

Music by Engelbert Humperdinck; Libretto by Adelheid Wette

Felsenreitschule, Salzburger Landestheater, 2016.

Direction: Johannes Reitmeier

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting: Günther Schöllbauer & Johannes Reitmeier

Photos: Anna-Maria Löffelberger

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Salzburger Landestheater: Trailer "Hänsel und Gretel"

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Music: Jacques Offenbach; Libretto: Jules Barbier

National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China, 2013. 

Director: Francesca Zambello

Set Design: Peter Davison

Costume Design:  Court Watson

Lighting Design: Mark McCoullough

 

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La bohème

Music: Giacomo Puccini. Libretto: Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa.

Wolf Trap Opera, 2016, Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park.

Director: Paul Curran

Set Design: Erhard Rom

Projections Design: S. Katy Tucker

Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: Mark Stanley

Hair & Makeup Design: Anne Nesmith

Production Photos: Scott Suchman

Drapers: Steven Simon & Rachel Schuldenfrei

Tailoring: Ed Dawson 

Millinery & Crafts: Marie Schneggenburger

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Samson & Dalila

Music by Camille Saint-Saëns; Libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire

Virginia Opera, 2017.

Conductor: Adam Turner

Direction & Choreography: Paul Curran

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting & Projections: Driscoll Otto

Photos: Court Watson & Ben Schill

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Annie Get Your Gun

Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin; Book by Dorothy & Herbert Fields

Glimmerglass Festival, 2011, Cooperstown, New York.

Director: Francesca Zambello

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Designer: Mark McCoullough

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King for a Day

Un Giorno di Regno, Giuseppe Verdi

Glimmerglass Festival, 2013, Cooperstown, New York. 

Director: Christian Räth

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: Robert Wierzel

Translation & Adaptation: Kelley Rourke

Production Photos: Karli Cadel & Jamie Kraus

 

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Baden-Baden 1927

Gotham Chamber Opera, 2013, New York, New York.

Director: Paul Curran

Conductor: Neal Goren

Co-Set Design: Georg Baselitz & Court Watson

Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: Paul Hackenmueller

Video Design: Driscoll Otto

Production Photos: Richard Termine & George Mott  

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EVITA

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Tim Rice

ZACH Theatre, 2015. Austin, Texas.

Director / Choreographer: Nick Demos

Costume Design: Court Watson

Set & Original Costume Design: Chris Oram

Lighting Design: Michelle Habeck 

Hair & Makeup Design: Serret Jensen

Photos: Kirk Tuck

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Man of La Mancha

Dale Wasserman; Lyrics Joe Darion; Music Mitch Leigh

Central City Opera, 2015, Central City, Colorado.

Director: Paul Curran

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: David Jacques

Hair / Makeup Design: Dave Bova

Production Photos: Kira Horvath

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The Sound of Music

Music by Richard Rogers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse

Salzburger Landestheater, Salzburg, Austria, 2011.

Co-Directors: Andreas Gergen & Christian Struppeck

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Choreographer: Kim Duddy

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A Blizzard On Marblehead Neck

Music by Jeanine Tesori; Libretto by Tony Kushner

Glimmerglass Festival, New York, 2011.

Director: Francesca Zambello

Set Design: Erhard Rom

Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: Mark McCoullough

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Kiss Me, Kate

Music & Lyrics: Cole Porter; Book: Bella & Sam Spewack

Barter Theatre, Virginia, 2013.

Director: John Briggs

Choreographer: Amada Aldridge

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Production Photos courtesy of the Barter Theatre

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The Gospel at Colonus

Adaptation and Original Lyrics: Lee Breuer; Adapted Lyrics and Music: Bob Telson

ZACH Theatre, 2014. Austin, Texas.

Director: Dave Steakley

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: Michelle Habeck 

Photos: Kirk Tuck

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Wir gründen eine Bank

 Émile Zola & Astrid Großgasteiger

Salzburger Landestheater, Salzburg, Austria, 2012.

Co-Directors: Astrid Großgasteiger & Carl Philip von Maldeghem

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

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Weiße Rose

Musik: Udo Zimmerman Texten: Wolfgang Willaschek/ Lillian Groag

Camerata Nuovo e.V. - Europäischer Opernregie - Preis, 2014.

Director: Crystal Manich

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

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Jekyll & Hyde

Book & Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Music by Frank Wildhorn; Deutsch by Susanne Dengler & Eberhard Storz

Konzertdirektion Landgraf & Stadttheater Fürth, European Tour, 2010.

Co-Directors: Christian Struppeck & Andreas Gergen

Choreographer: Kim Duddy

Set Design: Jan Freese

Costume Design: Court Watson

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Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

Pietro Masagni / Ruggero Leoncavallo

Camerata Nuovo e.V. - Europäischer Opernregie - Preis, 2012.

Director: Michael Rau

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

 

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The Stagedoor Canteen Experience

The National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2009

Director: Blake Coheley

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

Lighting Design: Paul Hackenmueller

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Another Side of the Island

Adapted & Directed by Olympia Dukakis, Margo Whitcomb, & Gregory Hoffman

Alpine Theatre Project, Montana, 2008.

Co-Directors: Olympia Dukakis, Margo Whitcomb, & Gregory Hoffman

Set & Costume Design: Court Watson

  

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Martin Guerre

Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg; Words: Alain Boublil & Stephen Clark

New York University, 2006.

Thesis Advisors: Paul Steinberg / Constance Hoffman

Set and Costume Design: Court Watson

 

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann
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La bohème
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Samson & Dalila
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Annie Get Your Gun
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King for a Day
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Man of La Mancha
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The Sound of Music
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Kiss Me, Kate
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The Gospel at Colonus
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Wir gründen eine Bank
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Weiße Rose
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Jekyll & Hyde
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The Stagedoor Canteen Experience
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