Michael Bauer

Michael Bauer started out at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich in 1980. He has been head of the lighting department there since 1998. In that role, he designed the lighting for numerous productions, including Tosca, Nabucco, Die Fledermaus and Tristan und Isolde, working with directors such as Luc Bondy, Peter Konwitschny and Richard Jones. In addition to Munich, he has designed the lighting for opera houses such as the Paris Opera, Staatsoper Berlin, Theater an der Wien, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro alla Scala, Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Royal Opera. At Dutch National Opera, he previously worked on Die Ersten Menschen (2021 and 2025) Giulio Cesare in Egitto (2023) and Semele (2026).

Last update: 31-03-2026