Born in Toronto, Michael Levine studied at Central Saint Martins in London. He works in theatre, film, and opera. In opera, he has designed sets for Hotel Metamorphosis in Salzburg, L’Amour de Danaé and The Cunning Little Vixen in Munich, Madame Butterfly in Bregenz, Semele and Peter Grimes in Madrid, Iphigénie en Tauride, The Queen of Spades, Wozzeck, and Sweeney Todd in Zurich, The Magic Flute in Valencia, Aix-en-Provence, and Amsterdam, Parsifal, Eugene Onegin, Mefistofele, and Carmen in New York, The Rape of Lucretia and The Coronation of Poppea at Glyndebourne, Madame Butterfly, Between Worlds, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London, Benjamin, Last Night in Lyon, and Don Giovanni in Milan.His work has been recognized with the Designer of the Year Award at the International Opera Awards in 2022, a Gemini Award, the Paris Critic’s Prize, two Dora Awards, and the Toronto Arts Award. He was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2002 and an Honorary Royal Designer for Industry in 2024.At the Paris National Opera: sets and costumes – Les Capulet et les Montaigu, 1995; Nabucco, 1995; The Tales of Hoffmann, 2000; Rusalka, 2002; Les Boréades, 2003 | sets – Capriccio, 2004; Elektra, 2013; The Magic Flute, 2014; Peter Grimes, 2023.

Michael LevineSet designer