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Robert Wilson(1941-2025)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Production Designer
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Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson was born on 4 October 1941 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was a director and production designer, known for The Black Rider (1990), VOOM Series (2004) and La mort de Molière (1994). He died on 31 July 2025 in Water Mill, New York USA.
BornOctober 4, 1941
DiedJuly 31, 2025(83)
BornOctober 4, 1941
DiedJuly 31, 2025(83)
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Known for

The Black Rider (1990)
The Black Rider
8.7
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1990
Mikhail Baryshnikov in VOOM Series (2004)
VOOM Series
TV Series
  • Director
Didier Bernard in La mort de Molière (1994)
La mort de Molière
Video
  • Director
  • 1994
Shakespeares Sonette (2009)
Shakespeares Sonette
9.2
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 2009

Credits

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Director

  • Opéra national de Paris: Turandot (2022)
    Opéra national de Paris: Turandot
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Robert Wilson's Der Messias (2020)
    Robert Wilson's Der Messias
    Video
    • Director
    • 2020
  • A Winter Fable (2017)
    A Winter Fable
    Video
    • co-director
    • 2017
  • Nadezhda Pavlova, Elena Yurchenko, Nikolay Fyodorov, Victor Shapovalov, Alexey Svetov, Vladimir Taisaev, Konstantin Pogrebovsky, Alexander Mozhaev, and Dimitris Tiliakos in La traviata (2017)
    La traviata
    Video
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Video Portraits of Lady Gaga (2013)
    Video Portraits of Lady Gaga
    Video
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Azaleas Video Portrait (2010)
    Azaleas Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Light Bulb Video Portrait (2010)
    Light Bulb Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Kool: Hanayagi/Wilson (2009)
    Kool: Hanayagi/Wilson
    • Director
    • 2009
  • L'Orfeo (2009)
    L'Orfeo
    TV Movie
    • theatre director
    • 2009
  • Shakespeares Sonette (2009)
    Shakespeares Sonette
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Johnny Depp Video Portrait (2008)
    Johnny Depp Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Macaulay Culkin Video Portrait (2008)
    Macaulay Culkin Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Willem Dafoe Video Portrait (2008)
    Willem Dafoe Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Lucinda Childs Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Salma Hayek Video Portrait (2006)
    Salma Hayek Video Portrait
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006

Additional Crew

  • Otello (2022)
    Otello
    Video
    • stage director
    • 2022
  • Opéra national de Paris: Turandot (2022)
    Opéra national de Paris: Turandot
    • stage director
    • 2022
  • Judith Chaine in Samedi à l'opéra (2022)
    Samedi à l'opéra
    Podcast Series
    • stage director
    • 2022
  • Puccini: Turandot (2020)
    Puccini: Turandot
    Video
    • stage director
    • 2020
  • Il trovatore (2019)
    Il trovatore
    Video
    • stage director
    • 2019
  • Verdi: Il Trovatore (2019)
    Verdi: Il Trovatore
    Video
    • stage director
    • 2019
  • Nadezhda Pavlova, Elena Yurchenko, Nikolay Fyodorov, Victor Shapovalov, Alexey Svetov, Vladimir Taisaev, Konstantin Pogrebovsky, Alexander Mozhaev, and Dimitris Tiliakos in La traviata (2017)
    La traviata
    Video
    • stage director
    • 2017
  • Adam's Passion (2015)
    Adam's Passion
    8.0
    • directed for stage
    • 2015
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • staged by
    • 2014
  • Einstein on the Beach (2014)
    Einstein on the Beach
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • stage direction
    • 2014
  • 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (2013)
    2013 MTV Video Music Awards
    5.3
    TV Special
    • director: Lady Gaga performance
    • 2013
  • Pelleas et Melisande (2012)
    Pelleas et Melisande
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • staged by
    • 2012
  • L'Orfeo (2009)
    L'Orfeo
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 2009
  • Der Freischütz (2009)
    Der Freischütz
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 2009
  • Fables de La Fontaine (2006)
    Fables de La Fontaine
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 2006

Production Designer

  • Opéra national de Paris: Turandot (2022)
    Opéra national de Paris: Turandot
    • Production Designer
    • 2022
  • Nadezhda Pavlova, Elena Yurchenko, Nikolay Fyodorov, Victor Shapovalov, Alexey Svetov, Vladimir Taisaev, Konstantin Pogrebovsky, Alexander Mozhaev, and Dimitris Tiliakos in La traviata (2017)
    La traviata
    Video
    • Production Designer
    • 2017
  • Pelleas et Melisande (2012)
    Pelleas et Melisande
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • Shakespeares Sonette (2009)
    Shakespeares Sonette
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2009
  • Fables de La Fontaine (2006)
    Fables de La Fontaine
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • Aida (2004)
    Aida
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov in VOOM Series (2004)
    VOOM Series
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • Cheryl Barker in Madama Butterfly (2003)
    Madama Butterfly
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2003
  • Leonce und Lena (2003)
    Leonce und Lena
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2003
  • Orphée et Eurydice (2000)
    Orphée et Eurydice
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
  • Alceste (1999)
    Alceste
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • The Black Rider (1990)
    The Black Rider
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1990

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Personal details

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    • Academy
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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Wilson
  • Born
    • October 4, 1941
    • Waco, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • July 31, 2025
    • Water Mill, New York USA(after a brief illness)
  • Children
    • Raymond Andrews
  • Parents
      Diugiud Mims Wilson Jr.
  • Other works
    Directed and designed sets for "The Black Rider" musical by Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA).

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  • Trivia
    American designer, playwright and director, he has been called a stage genius and one of "the most daring and creative figures in contemporary theatre."

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