Gesine Völlm

Gesine Völlm studied set and costume design at the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts. After working as an assistant to Anna Viebrock, she began her own career as a set and costume designer at the Basel Opera and the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. After many years as a costume designer for major German theaters and dance halls, her path led her to opera. Since 2007, she has designed for leading theaters and festivals, including Salzburg, Baden-Baden, Bregenz, Bayreuth, Liceu, Covent Garden, the Bastille and Garnier in Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and many others. She maintains a close collaboration with Johannes Erath, with whom she debuted at the Palau de les Arts with Les contes d'Hoffmann . She has been named Costume Designer of the Year three times, an international critics' award presented by Opernwelt .