Albert Faura (Spain)

Lighting Designer

HGO Appearance: La Cenerentola (premiere, 2007).

About the Artist: Faura studied lighting design at the Theatre Institute of Barcelona and took an international theater lighting course organized by the British Council in London. A member of Els Comediants theater collective, he has worked with directors Joan Font, Núria Espert, Adolfo Marsillach, Josep Maria Flotats, Nicholas Joël, Rafael Durán, Sergi Belbel, Alfredo Arias, Ferran Madico, Frédérico Alagna, Rosa Novell, Jordi Savall, and many others. Engagements include Alan Ayckbourn’s Casa i jardi (House and Garden) at Teatro Bartrina and Teatro Fortuny (Reus), Els Comediants’ production of Mirzo’s Les mil i una nits (Siracusa, Perelada, Cordóba), La Fura dels Baus’ production of Mozart’s La flauta màgica (Paris National Opera, Teatro Real in Madrid, Ruhr Triennale Festival), Bretón’s La verbena de la Paloma (Festival Internacional de Música y Danza in Grenada, Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, in Sagunto, and at the Perelada Festival). Credits at Gran Teatre del Liceu include Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, Verdi’s Aïda, Mozart’s La flauta màgica, and Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame. He has also worked on performances of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Teatro Real) and Els Comediants’ production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Eurídice (Perelada Festival). Faura has won two Butaca awards, a Max Award, and two Barcelona Critics’ awards.