Peter Sellars
Directing · Director · Stage Director · Writer
Born Sep 27, 1957 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1984–present · Awards: MacArthur Fellows Program, Erasmus Prize, Polar Music Prize
Peter Sellars is an American theatre director, noted for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays.
Filmography
Miami Vice (1984) — Dr. OharaThe Equalizer (1985) — WoodyKing Lear (1988) — William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth · WriterJohn Adams: El Niño (2000) — Writer · DirectorTheodora (1996) — Director · Director of PhotographyJohn Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007) — Director · WriterPurcell: The Indian Queen (2012) — Director · Stage DirectorHandel: Giulio Cesare (1990) — DirectorDon Giovanni (1991) — DirectorSaariaho: L'Amour de Loin (2004) — DirectorJohn Adams: Nixon in China (2011) — DirectorHappy New Year (1987) — Dinner GuestThe Seven Deadly Sins (1993) — DirectorLetter to Peter (1992) — Stage DirectorThe Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) — Director · WriterDestination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars (1990)Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (2017) — Stage Director · DirectorThe Marriage of Figaro (1990) — DirectorCosì fan tutte (1990) — DirectorThe Tristan Project (2004) — ProducerBach: St. John Passion (2014) — DirectorAdams: Doctor Atomic (2008) — Writerthis body is so impermanent… (2021) — Director · ProducerBach: St. Matthew Passion (2010) — Director