Py, Olivier
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Birthname | Olivier Georges Py | ||||
born on | 24 July 1965 at 07:45 (= 07:45 AM ) | ||||
Place | Grasse, France, 43n40, 6e55 | ||||
Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Olivier Py (during a meeting on youth theater at the Maison Jean Vilar in April 2014)
photo: Emile Zeizig, license cc-by-sa-3.0
photo: Emile Zeizig, license cc-by-sa-3.0
Biography
French stage director, actor and writer.
In 1997, Py became director of the Centre Dramatique National d'Orléans. In 2007, he became director of the Théâtre de l'Odéon.
Py describes himself as Catholic and homosexual. He is known for his emphasis on Catholic and homoerotic themes.
Since the early 2000s, Py has increasingly devoted himself to the opera. His productions of La Damnation de Faust, Tannhäuser and Tristan und Isolde, all in Geneva, have generally been well received. In March 2008, he debuted at the Paris Opéra.
Source Notes
Didier Geslain archive, 'Theatre' pdf file, p. 26.
Categories
- Passions : Sexuality : Gay
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director (Stage director)
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script