Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau

(director, designer)

EDUCATION AND WORK
After winning the first prize of the National Conservatory of Music of Rouen four times, Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau begins his theatre career working with directors, such as Jean-Claude Auvray, John Dew, Stéphane Braunschweig, Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeieff. In 2010, he directed and designed André Grétry’s opera “L’Amant Jaloux” in the Royal Opera of Versailles and Opéra-Comique. The production received unanimous praise both by the critics and the audience. It was broadcast on Mezzo and France2 and is now available on a DVD. Since 2013, Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau has developed a regular collaboration with the TOBS-Biel, where he staged, created the sets and costumes for Rossini’s “Il turco in Italia”, “Viva la mamma” (revival in Basel and Treviso, 2015) and “Le Comte Ory” as well as Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale”.

Other productions and designs:
Offenbach’s “Pomme d’api”/Mozart’s “Il re pastore” (Geneva Chamber Opera)
Mozart’s “Der Schauspieldirektor” (semi staging, Geneva Chamber Orchestra)
Lehár’s “Das Land des Lächelns” (Grand Théâtre in Tours)
Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” (San Sebastian Festival, Metz Opera)
Rossini’s “Italiana in Algeri” (Blackwater Valley Opera Festival)
Rossini’s “Tancredi” (Stadttheater Biel, Opéra de Rouen-Normandie)
Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” (Teatro Regio in Turin)
Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” (Opéra de Québec)
Berlioz’s “Bèatrice et Bénédict” (Angers Nantes Opéra, Opéra de Rennes)
Puccini’s “La rondine” (Teatro Regio in Turin) 
Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” (Opéra National du Rhin) 
Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” (Blackwater Valley Opera Festival)
Mozart’s “La clemenza di Tito” (Angers Nantes Opéra, Opéra de Rennes)
Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” (Opéra National du Rhin, Opéra de Saint-Etienne, Opéra de Rouen-Normandie)
Rossini’s “Le Comte Ory” (Opéra de Rennes, Opéra de Rouen-Normandie)
Offenbach’s “Les Fées du Rhin” (Grand Théâtre de Tours, Theater-Orchester Biel-Solothurn)
Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” (Blackwater Valley Opera Festival)

Future engagements:
Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” (Blackwater Valley Opera Festival)
Bizet’s “Carmen” (Estonian National Opera)
Massenet’s “Thaïs” (Saint-Etienne)
Rossini’s “Semiramide” (Stadttheater Biel, Opéra de Rouen-Normandie)
 

Photo: Nicholas Efimtsev