Stage director, set and costume designer Lev Pugliese was born into a family of opera artists. He made his debut in 2004 with Le nozze di Figaro in South Korea. Since then, he has worked with theatres across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. His first staging of Turandot—the opera famously set in China—took place in the country itself, at the Tianjin and Harbin Grand Theatres, in a lavish production by Teatro Carlo Felice. He recently directed the world premiere of Don Buonaparte in Germany. Lev Pugliese also teaches at the Conservatorio “Umberto Giordano”.

With this summer’s production of Turandot, Lev Pugliese makes his debut at Opera på Skäret. Here, he shares what draws him to Skäret, his view of Turandot, and his creative process.

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