Duane Schuler
Partner
Duane Schuler has achieved national and international acclaim as a theatrical lighting designer for such organizations as New York Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, De Nederlandse Opera, Opera National de Lyon, San Francisco Opera, Salzburg Festival, La Scala and American Ballet Theatre. His extensive and ongoing work as a theatrical lighting designer provides the entire theatre planning group with intimate knowledge of the current styles and requirements of the world’s leading designers and directors.
Significant
Projects
Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL
Washington Opera, Washington, DC
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA
Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota, FL
Fitzgerald Theatre, St. Paul, MN
Skylight Opera Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
T.B. Sheldon Auditorium, Red Wing, MN
Significant
Productions
"Thais," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"La Rondine," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"
The First Emperor," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"The Great Gatsby," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"La Traviata," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"Pelléas et Mélisande," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"Otello," Metropolitan Opera, New York

"Lohengrin," La Scala, Milan

"Fidelio," Royal Opera House, London

"Parsifal," Gran Teatre del Liceu. Barcelona

"Tannhauser," De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam

"Die Bassariden," De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam

"Turandot," De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam

"Dead Man Walking," Semperoper, Dresden

"Benvenuto Cellini," Salzburg Festival

"Manon," Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin

"Der Rosenkavelier," Deutsche Oper, Berlin

"Lulu," Opera National de Lyon, Lyon

"Eugene Onegin," Opera National de Lyon, Lyon

"Mazeppa," Opera National de Lyon, Lyon

"The Ring Cycle," Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago

"Don Giovanni," Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago

"The Marriage of Figaro," Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago

"Ernani," Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago

"Billy Budd," Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago

"The Flying Dutchman" Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago

"Fidelio" Salzburg Easter Festival, Salzburg

"Hansel and Gretel," Canadian Opera Company

"Tristan und Isolde," Los Angeles Music Center Opera,
Los Angeles

"Don Carlo," Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Los Angeles

"Falstaff" Saito Kinen Festival Japan

"Alceste" Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe

"La Traviata" Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe

"Katya Kabanova" Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe

"The Letter" Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe

"House & Garden" Manhattan Theatre Club, New York

"Coppelia" Houston Ballet, Houston

"Swan Lake" American Ballet Theatre, New York

"Pillar of Fire" American Ballet Theatre, New York
Education BS - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Organizations U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology
International Association of Lighting Designers
United Scenic Artists of America
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America