About

Johann Stegmeir has designed costumes for opera, theater, dance, feature films, and television. Recently, he collaborated with acclaimed director Bruce Beresford on the feature film Peace Love & Misunderstanding, starring Jane Fonda, as well as We Shall Remain: Tecumseh's Vision, a documentary for PBS directed by Ric Burns, and Pagliacci for Teatro Verdi in Sassari, Sardinia. Recent design credits include Idomeneo at Opera San José and dance productions for Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, as well as for choreographers that include Francesca Harper, Jessica Lang, and Seán Curran.

Mr. Stegmeir made his LA Opera debut designing costumes for Rigoletto in 2000, and he has also designed for Washington National Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre Company, San Diego Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Innovative Theatre, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, and Children's Theatre of Charlotte, among others. Mr. Stegmeir is a recipient of the prestigious TCG/NEA Designer Fellowship, which has allowed him to develop his design skills and expand artistic boundaries. He has worked at Covent Garden, Teatro Real (Madrid), La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Israeli Opera, the Savonlinna Opera Festival (Finland), and Theater des Westens (Berlin).

He is on the faculty at the University of Richmond.