“The set and costumes by designer takis present the audience with grand tableaux despite their essential simplicity.” — Opera Gazet (translated from German), Marco Aranowicz
“the robes slightly singed at the edges (costumes and set: takis)” — Oper Aktuell (translated from German)
This opera production of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano was presented at the St Galler Festspiele in Switzerland in 2023.
takis served as Performance Designer, creating costume design and set design for this passionate verismo opera set during the French Revolution. Working with director Rodula Gaitanou and conductor Modestas Pitrenas, the design captured the dramatic tension between aristocratic elegance and revolutionary fervor. The lighting design by Jake Wiltshire heightened the opera’s emotional intensity.
The St Galler Festspiele is Switzerland’s premier summer opera festival, known for its ambitious productions and high artistic standards. This production of Giordano’s powerful work showcased takis’s ability to create period designs that serve the opera’s dramatic narrative while maintaining visual clarity for outdoor performance. View the complete gallery of production images above.
Reviews: Opera Gazet, Oper Aktuell