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David Martin Jacques - Lighting Designer
FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS:
A Little Night Music, Lucia, and Rinaldo, Central City Opera - Colorado - July 2009
Rusalka, Norwegian Opera - Oslo, Norway - August 2009
The Magic Flute, Hong Kong - September 2009
Otello, Canadian Opera Company - Toronto, Ontario - January 2010
Tosca, English National Opera - London - May 2010
The Tsar's Bride, The Royal Opera House - London - May 2011
Die Frau ohne Schatten, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007
"That these two sides of this musical and theatrical distillation of German Expressionism come together as a near-perfect whole in Lyric's new production is a tribute to serious people giving great art its due... Curran and his designers Kevin Knight (sets and costumes), David Jacques (lights) and Chicagoan John Boesche (projections and film) understand all of this implicitly, and they have created a visual counterpart to Berg's musical ability to shift seamlessly from complex compositional techniques to the most poignant tonality." - Chicago Sun Times, Lulu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2008
"...the stunning visuals provided both by the physical production and the technical effects of the design team all combine to create an experience the likes of which has set a new standard for productions of Berg's masterpiece for many years to come." - ConcertoNet, Lulu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2008
"The positive effect of Kevin Knight's handsome period sets and eye-filling costumes—an elegant fusion of Bauhaus and Art Deco styles brilliantly lighted by David Jacques" - Chicago Tribune, Lulu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2008
"And the production’s unsung hero might be lighting wizard David Jacques, whose brilliant illuminations produce as vivid a show as we’ve seen at the Civic Opera House this year." Time Out Chicago, Lulu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2008
"Director Paul Curran and designers Kevin Knight (sets and costumes) and David Martin Jacques (lighting) staged the opera with the same kind of detailed, closed-in naturalism that we saw last season in their superb production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Knight and Jacques are really a world-beating pair, whose sense of volume and shadow made the stage a resonant space..." - Globe and Mail, Tosca, Canadian Opera Company, 2008
"Paul Curran’s production, Kevin Knight’s designs and David Jacques’ lighting were constantly inventive and astonishing." - Opera Today, Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007
"Jacques' lighting was superb, making pertinent use of shadow-form for everyone but the titular heroine." - Opera News, Die Frau Ohne Shatten, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007
"Led by the British troika of director Paul Curran, designer Kevin Knight and lighting designer David Martin Jacques, all elements of the production combined to produce a vision of overwhelming power." - Opera News, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Canadian Opera Company, 2007
"Lighting designer David Jacques outdid himself in using lighting to create mood and reflect the necessary shadows. Perhaps most stunning of all was the use of blue silk to recreate the flood called for at the end of the second act." - Opera Online, Die Frau Ohne Shatten, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007
“A real and true co-author is David Martin Jacques, creator of a beautifully evocative and magical fairy-tale, full of moving and at times terrifying atmospheres. These beautiful light effects, disquieting and chilling, dense and then less-dense, follow the course of the opera with potent expressive value… visually a fascinating feast for the eyes.” - L’Opera Magazine, Tannhauser, La Scala, 2005
Click HERE to view more David Jacques' Lighting Reviews.
Tannhauser, Teatro La Scala, 2005
Click HERE to view David Jacques' Lighting Portfolio.
NEW LIGHTING DVD'S AVAILABLE
Two DVD's of Paul Curran's Productions with David Jacques' Lighting Designs have recently been released:
Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00
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If you have any questions, please contact Professor Jacques at: djacques@csulb.edu.
- Professor David Jacques, Head of Stage Design
- Department of Theatre Arts
- California State University, Long Beach
- 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
- Long Beach, CA 90840
Lulu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2008