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Old Art, Fresh Design | Julia Noulin-Merat | TEDxUNO

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Mozart set in a nightclub? Opera in a warehouse? TEDxUNO speaker Julia Noulin-Mérat is changing the way we think of opera by bringing this classic art form into the 21st century. 


A triple American, Canadian and French citizen, Julia Noulin-Mérat is the principal designer at Noulin-Mérat Studio, an intrepid NYC production design firm that specializes in Theater, Film & TV, with an emphasis in Opera and immersive site specific theatre. In addition to her work as Associate Producer for Boston Lyric Opera, Ms. Noulin-Mérat is Director of Design and Production for Guerilla Opera and resident set designer for Attic Theater in New York. 

Last season, Ms. Noulin-Mérat earned ArtsImpulse’s Award Best Boston Set Design for her production of The Rape of Lucretia and Best Opera for Gallo. The 2016-17 Season started with her designing La Traviata for Pittsburgh Opera and Peter Pan in a 50,000 feet immersive show in Beijing. Ms. Noulin-Mérat returns to Opera Omaha in February to design Mozart’s Così fan tutte before heading back to Boston Lyric Opera for Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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