Biography
<p><span style="color: rgb(40, 40, 40);">Franck Evin was born in Nantes. He began his career at the age of 19 as a pianist, playing for singers at the Café Théâtre Le Connétable. At this time, he began to take an interest in lighting designs then he turned himself to a new area: a combination of music and technique. Thanks to a grant awarded by the French Ministry of Culture he went to work in Lyon at the Opera as Chief electrician assistant. There, he worked with artists such as Ken Russell and Robert Wilson. In 1986 he started to work as lighting designer at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus. This year marked the beginning of a close relationship with Werner Schröter and the start of experimental projects in abandoned facilities of the Ruhr area with Eberhard Kloke and the Bochumer Symphonik
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2000 — Yesterday
Le Coq d'or (The Golden Cockerel), Rimsky-Korsakov
Komische Oper BerlinLighting designer
View cast and crewSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd), Sondheim
Opernhaus ZürichLighting designer
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Featured past performances
Le Coq d'or (The Golden Cockerel), Rimsky-Korsakov
Komische Oper BerlinLighting designer
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Upcoming performances
173La cage aux folles, Herman
Komische Oper BerlinLighting designer
View cast and crewFri19:00
Berlin, GermanyDas Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Wagner, Richard
Opernhaus ZürichLighting designer
View cast and crewSat19:00
Zurich, SwitzerlandLa cage aux folles, Herman
Komische Oper BerlinLighting designer
View cast and crewDas Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Wagner, Richard
Opernhaus ZürichLighting designer
View cast and crewFri19:00
Zurich, SwitzerlandCarmen, Bizet
Opernhaus ZürichLighting designer
View cast and crewSat19:00
Zurich, SwitzerlandDie Walküre (The Valkyrie), Wagner, Richard
Opernhaus ZürichLighting designer
View cast and crewSun16:00
Zurich, SwitzerlandLa cage aux folles, Herman
Komische Oper BerlinLighting designer
View cast and crewSun18:00
Berlin, GermanyLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Mozart
Wiener StaatsoperLighting designer
View cast and crewGötterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods), Wagner, Richard
Opernhaus ZürichLighting designer
View cast and crewThu16:00
Zurich, Switzerland
Biography
<p><span style="color: rgb(40, 40, 40);">Franck Evin was born in Nantes. He began his career at the age of 19 as a pianist, playing for singers at the Café Théâtre Le Connétable. At this time, he began to take an interest in lighting designs then he turned himself to a new area: a combination of music and technique. Thanks to a grant awarded by the French Ministry of Culture he went to work in Lyon at the Opera as Chief electrician assistant. There, he worked with artists such as Ken Russell and Robert Wilson. In 1986 he started to work as lighting designer at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus. This year marked the beginning of a close relationship with Werner Schröter and the start of experimental projects in abandoned facilities of the Ruhr area with Eberhard Kloke and the Bochumer Symphonik
