Born in Brugge‚ Belgium‚ the late Benoît Dugardyn‚ who died in 2018‚ graduated as an architect at the University of Leuven‚ followed by periods as deputy technical director at La Monnaie and technical director at the Vlaamse Opera. His projects included Lucia di Lammermoor (Oldenburg, his final design)‚ La Traviata (Magdeburg)‚ Roberto Devereux‚ Maria Stuarda and Anna Bolena (Canadian Opera Company)‚ Carmen and Faust (Santa Fe)‚ Der Rosenkavalier (Bolshoi)‚ Il Trovatore (Houston Grand Opera)‚ Anna Bolena (Washington National Opera)‚ Otello (Korean National Opera)‚ Salome (Portland)‚ Die Fledermaus (Geneva) and a double bill of Iolanta and Francesca da Rimini (Theater an der Wien), all with director Stephen Lawless
