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Georges Wakhévitch

Georges Wakhévitch

Known For Art
Birthday Aug 16, 1907
Died Feb 11, 1984 (76)
Birthplace Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
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Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Georges Wakhévitch (Georgy Leonidovich Vakhevich; August 18, 1907 in Odessa, Russian Empire – February 11, 1984 in Paris) was a Russian-born French art director. The son of a naval engineer, he immigrated to France in 1921. He was grew up in Paris, where he studied painting. He was an assistant to ... film director Lazare Meerson in the 1920s. Wakhévitch also designed sets and costumes for the theatre, the ballet, and the opera. His designs usually used vivid colours and successful sets for Covent Garden included Boris Godunov, Otello, Die Meistersinger and London's first ever staging of Verdi's Macbeth in 1960. He also provided Paris in 1956 with new sets for Gounod's Faust, replacing some in use for over half a century. He was the father of avant-garde composer Igor Wakhévitch. Source: Article "Georges Wakhévitch" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men

1979

Production Design

King Lear

King Lear

1971

Production Design

Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur

1971

Production Design, Set Decoration

Oscar

Oscar

1967

Head Decorator

King of Kings

King of Kings

1961

Costume Design, Set Designer

Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

1958

Production Design

Me and the Colonel

Me and the Colonel

1958

Art Direction

King Lear

King Lear

1953

Art Designer

Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris

1953

Production Design

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

1953

Production Design, Costume Design

The Medium

The Medium

1951

Art Direction

Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas

1949

Art Direction

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