How well do you know Yuval Sharon
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What is Yuval Sharon known for?

  • Being a classical pianist
  • Being a jazz musician
  • Being an opera director (correct)
  • Being a rock star
  • What is The Industry?

  • A music festival in Detroit
  • A Los Angeles-based opera company (correct)
  • A record label in New York
  • A theater group in Chicago
  • What is Twilight: Gods?

  • A novel by Stephenie Meyer
  • A movie directed by Christopher Nolan
  • An opera by Richard Wagner (correct)
  • A play by William Shakespeare
  • What award did Yuval Sharon receive for his production of John Adams's Doctor Atomic?

    <p>The Götz Friedrich Prize</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the MacArthur Fellowship?

    <p>A fellowship for artists and intellectuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    • Yuval Sharon is an unconventional opera director and founder of The Industry in Los Angeles.
    • He is also the Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director of Detroit Opera.
    • Sharon directed Twilight: Gods, an innovative adaptation of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung staged in parking garages.
    • He has directed and produced new operas in moving vehicles, train stations, sound stages, and non-spaces like warehouses and parking lots.
    • Sharon was the first Artist-Collaborator at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, creating nine projects.
    • He was the first American to direct at Bayreuth, with a boldly progressive Lohengrin in 2018.
    • Sharon received the 2014 Götz Friedrich Prize in Germany for his production of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic.
    • He directed a landmark production of John Cage’s Song Books at the San Francisco Symphony and Carnegie Hall.
    • Sharon was honored with a MacArthur Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Art grant for theater in 2017.
    • He is known for his innovative and site-specific productions that expand the operatic form.

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    "Discover the Innovative World of Opera Director Yuval Sharon - Test Your Knowledge!" Are you ready to test your knowledge on the groundbreaking opera director Yuval Sharon? From staging Wagner's Götterdämmerung in parking garages to directing operas in moving vehicles, train stations, and non-spaces like warehouses and parking lots, Sharon is known for his unconventional and site-specific productions that push the boundaries of the operatic form. Take this quiz to learn more about his career, accol

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