John Macfarlane
Born in Glasgow in 1948, John Macfarlane trained at Glasgow School of Art. He now regards Wales as his home, having lived here since 1975.
John has pursued parallel careers in painting and theatre design and is now recognised as one of the world’s foremost designers for opera and ballet, having worked for many of the world's leading opera and ballet companies. (Scroll down to see some of productions he has designed)
Having exhibited his paintings and design drawings throughout Europe, John has become one of the most collectable of contemporary artists/designers. His work hangs in many prestigious public collections including the National Museum of Wales.
Ganwyd John Macfarlane yn Glasgow yn 1948 ac addysgwyd yn Ysgol Gelf Glasgow. Yn awr, gwel Cymru yn gartref iddo, gan iddo fyw yma ers 1975.
Cyd-reda dwy yrfa - peintio a chynllunydd theatr ac y mae yn cael ei gydnabod fel un o arweinwyr y byd cynllunio theatr opera a ballet , wedi iddo weithio i nifer helaeth o brif gwmniau opera a ballet y byd.
Wedi arddangos ei beintiadau a'i gynlluniau ledled Ewrop, mae John wedi datblygu i fod yn artist nodedig â galw am ei waith. Mae ei waith yn cael ei harddangos mewn nifer i gasgliad cyhoeddus - gan gynnwys Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru.
Selected Work for the Stage
Gwaith Llwyfan Dewisol
2007 Vienna State Opera, Death in Venice
2007 Royal Opera House, Fidelio
2006 Vienna State Opera, Idomineo
2004 Royal Opera House, Peter Grimes
2004 Royal Opera House, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
2003 La Monnaie, Brussels, Don Giovanni
2003 English National Opera, Trojans at Carthage
2003 Royal Opera House, Magic Flute
2002 Glyndebourne, Euryanthe
2002 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bluebeard
2001 Amsterdam, Boris Godunov
2001 Brussels, Falstaff
2000 Welsh National Opera, Queen of Spades
2000 Brussels, Agrippina
2000 L’Opera Paris, Bastille, War and Peace
1999 Opera der Stadt Koln, La Traviata
1998 Welsh National Opera, Cardiff. Hansel and Gretel
1998 Teatro Comunale, Florence, Falstaff
1997 La Monnaie, Brussels, Otello
1997 L’Opera Paris, Garnier, La Clemenza di Tito
1996 Theater des Westens, Berlin, Pirates of Penzance
1995 Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, L’Illusion Comique
1995 Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich, Swan Lake
1994 Santa Fe Opera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia
1994 Opera National, La Monnaie, Brussels, Peter Grimes
1993 Compania Nacional de Danza, Madrid, Forgotten Land
1993 San Francisco Ballet, Nana’s Lied
1992 Scottish Opera, Glasgow, Julius Caesar
1992 Grande Theatre de Geneve, Benvenuto Cellini
1991 Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York, Dialogues
1990 Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker
1990 Scottish Ballet, Glasgow, Forgotten Land
1989 National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Tagore
1988 Oper der Stadt Koln, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1986 Netherlands Dans Theatr, The Hague, Soldier’s Tale
1985 The Royal Ballet, London, Giselle
1985 Ballet Rambert, London, An Occasion for some
Revolutionary Gestures
Collections
National Museum of Wales
Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Albertina, Vienna
Welsh Arts Council, Cardiff
Kunstshalle, Nuremberg
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
Contemporary Art Society for Wales
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