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Moritz Junge is an acclaimed set and costume designer who works internationally across theatre, opera, dance and entertainment. Born in Germany, Moritz studied at the university of the arts in Berlin before coming to London to complete his MFA in set and costume design at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of Philip Prowse and Yolanda Sonnabend. In 2001 he was the overall winner of the Linbury Prize, the UK’s most prestigious award for graduates in stage design. Following his degree show, he debuted with Tom Cairns designing the world premiere of Tom Ades’ The Tempest which opened in 2004 at the Royal Opera House in London. Moritz has since worked consistently with most of the leading performing art institutions in the world, alongside numerous commercial projects, including costume design for the London 2012 Paralympic opening ceremony. He also regularly works with photographer Finlay MacKay, creating and styling commercial images for advertising campaigns such as the Lavazza calendar in 2008 and a Sony BMG album for Paloma Faith.

Moritz Junge STAGE CREDITS

Moritz Junge Productions

 
[West End, 2017]
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 2012]
Costume Designer
 
[West End, 2011]
Costume Designer

Collaborators include:

Jon Bausor, Dominic Cooke, Ludger Engels, François Girard, Sir Peter Hall, Rory Kinnear, Simon McBurney, James Macdonald, John Macfarlane, Wayne McGregor, Vicki Mortimer, Sir David McVicar, Adrian Noble, Rufus Norris, Tom Pye, Lindsay Posner, Alexei Ratmansky, Joan Anton Rechi, Emma Rice, Bijan Sheibani, Rae Smith, Lyndsey Turner, Deborah Warner, Robert Wilson



Select Opera Credits:

Set and costumes Così Fan Tutte Sydney Opera House and The Love for Three Oranges Staatstheater Mainz. Costume designs include The Flying DutchmanNormaRoberto Devereux and Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci for the Metropolitan Opera New York, Rusalka Lyric Opera Chicago, Beatrice et Benedict Theater an der Wien, Don Carlo Bolshoi Moscow, Daphne La Monnaie Brussels, MessiahEnglish National Opera, Opéra de Lyon and La Cenerentola Glyndebourne. For the Royal Opera House his work includes: Les Troyens, also La Scala and San Francisco Opera, Aïdaand The Tempest.



Select Theatre Credits:

Costume designs include A Midsummer Night’s DreamShakespeare’s Globe, In the Republic of HappinessRoyal Court, AristocratsDonmar, The VisitThe KitchenDidoQueen of Carthage and The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other National Theatre London, Judgment DayDance Nation Almeida and All About my Mother Old Vic.



Select Ballet Credits:

Songs of Bukovina American Ballet Theatre, Outlier New York City Ballet, Dyad 1929 The Australian Ballet, also Houston Ballet, L’Anatomie de la Sensation Paris Opera Ballet, Renature NDT. For The Royal Ballet, he has designed Woolf WorksLive Fire ExerciseLimenInfraalso Joffrey, Mariinsky, Tulsa Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Flanders Ballet and The Australian Ballet and Chroma also The Australian Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Boston Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, San Francisco Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Bolshoi, Dutch National Ballet and Polish National Ballet.



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The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 Season to Feature DEAD MAN WALKING, X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOM X & More

Get ready for an incredible lineup! The Met: Live in HD has revealed its 2023-24 season, featuring nine must-see performances. Find out when and where you can catch these amazing shows in this article.

Wayne McGregor's WOOLF WORKS Will Make North American Premiere at Segerstrom Center For The Arts

American Ballet Theatre presents the North American Premiere of Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from April 11 to 14, 2024. Inspired by the writings of 20th century modernist author Virginia Woolf, Woolf Works marks American Ballet Theatre's first full-length production by McGregor, featuring a luminous original score by Max Richter.

Wagner's DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER to Return to the Met This Month

Wagner’s ghostly drama Der Fliegende Holländer returns to the Met for four performances, May 30–June 10.

Gritty New MACBETH Opens Spring at the COC

Ruthless ambition, supernatural forces, and cold-blooded violence collide in the Canadian Opera Company’s thrilling new Macbeth featuring epic sets and costumes, and the powerhouse vocals of Quinn Kelsey and Sondra Radvanovsky.

Video: Watch 'Ah! Del Tebro Al Giogo Indegno' From NORMA at The Met

Watch Christian Van Horn and the Met Chorus sing Oroveso’s Act II aria in the final dress rehearsal for Norma!

Review: Oh Goddess, Bellini's NORMA Returns to the Met

You’ve got to admit that the Met had a lot of guts to dedicate this season’s performances of Vincenzo Bellini’s NORMA (libretto by Felice Romani) to the memory of Maria Callas on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Hers was simply one of the most legendary portrayals of the role, by a fabled singer. Period. But Yoncheva--and her costars--pulled off the performance with aplomb and made the Met audience very happy indeed.

The Metropolitan Opera Announces 2023�"24 Season Featuring Four Met Premieres & More

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a 2023–24 season with the most new works in the company’s modern history. See show details, performances dates, and how to purchase tickets!

Wayne McGregor's WOOLF WORKS Returns To The Royal Opera House This March

Wayne McGregor's acclaimed triptych Woolf Works returns to the Royal Opera House stage this spring. Receiving its premiere in 2015, Woolf Works was McGregor's first full-length work for The Royal Ballet and subsequently won both the 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and the 2015 Critics' Circle National Dance Award for Best Classical Choreography. 

Sonya Yoncheva to Star in Bellini's NORMA at the Met in February

After her highly acclaimed performances as Fedora earlier this month, soprano Sonya Yoncheva will return on February 28 for her Met role debut as the fearless title priestess of Bellini’s scorching bel canto drama Norma. 

BWW Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE SCORES SPLENDIDLY WITH ABT FORWARD at Segerstrom Center For The Arts

The 'American' in American Ballet Theatre is more evident than ever before. The pristine presentation consisted of three different and unique pieces using music from America's most distinguished contemporary Composers. Leonard Bernstein, the varied well-known composers and lyricists of songs Tony Bennett sings, and noted jazz pianist Jason Moran; with contemporary, audacious, well-known Choreographers Alexei Ratmansky (ABT's Artist in Residence) the legendary Alonzo King (his first piece for ABT), and the whimsical, all-out entertaining Jessica Lang.

ABT FORWARD Comes to Segerstrom Hall This Month

American Ballet Theatre, Official Dance Company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, presents ABT Forward, a mixed repertory program performed March 16–19, 2022, with three dazzling works highlighting the Company's incredible artistry and athleticism, and the inspiring visions of three of today's most exciting choreographers.

Segerstrom Center For The Arts Presents American Ballet Theatre in ABT FORWARD, March 16-19

American Ballet Theatre, Official Dance Company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, presents ABT Forward, a mixed repertory program performed March 16–19, 2022, with three dazzling works highlighting the Company's incredible artistry and athleticism, and the inspiring visions of three of today's most exciting choreographers.

ABT FORWARD Comes to Segerstrom Hall in March

American Ballet Theatre, Official Dance Company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, presents ABT Forward, a mixed repertory program performed March 16–19, 2022, with three dazzling works highlighting the Company's incredible artistry and athleticism, and the inspiring visions of three of today's most exciting choreographers.

MACBETH Opening Sept. 17 - Images Available

Adapting one of the greatest tragedies written by his hero, Shakespeare, Verdi created a stunning portrait of the most power-hungry couple who ever trod a stage. Macbeth's bloody ascent to the throne of Scotland — led and supported by his wife's own consuming ambition — results in disaster for them both.

Photos: Get A First Look At The New Non-Replica Production of WICKED in Hamburg

The world-famous Broadway musical, WICKED, is now on stage in a modern and spectacular new production at the Stage Theater Neue Flora in Hamburg. Get a first look at the production.

American Ballet Theatre Announces 2021 Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater

In its return to indoor performances in New York City, American Ballet Theatre will present the 2021 Fall season at the David H. Koch Theater, October 20-31, 2021. 

San Francisco Opera Announces July 2021 Schedule Of Free Opera Streams

San Francisco Opera's weekly, free opera streams continue in July with Janáček's intense family drama Jenůfa (July 10–11), Berlioz's massive epic Les Troyens (The Trojans) (July 17–18), Strauss' emotional thriller Elektra (July 24–25) and Verdi's Tyrolean tragedy Luisa Miller (July 31–August 1).

DON CARLO Comes to Bolshoi This Month

Bolshoi is presenting Don Carlo, an opera in Four Acts, with a libretto by François-Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle. The original Italian translation is by Achille De Lauzières, and revised by Angelo Zanardini.

Bolshoi Theatre Reopens September 6 With DON CARLO

Russia's Bolshoi Theatre will reopen on September 6 with Don Carlo. Performances run through September 10.

VIDEO: First Look at DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER at The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera presents a new production of Wagner's early masterpiece Der Fliegende Holländer on March 2, 2020, with performances continuing through March 27. Valery Gergiev conducts the new staging from director François Girard, whose interpretation is centered on the young woman Senta's obsession with a portrait of the Dutchman.

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