Vancouver Opera's Canadian Premiere of Nixon in China will feature an original design by Erhard Rom.

Erhard has designed over 100 productions nationally and two of his designs were featured in the ’07 Prague Quadrennial, the pre-eminent scenographic exhibition in the world. Some of his most recent projects include: Jane Eyre for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Alcina and Ariadne auf Naxos for Wolf Trap Opera and The Tales of Hoffmann for Virginia Opera. He has worked with many of the worlds leading directors throughout his career including: Leon Major, Lillian Groag, Colin Graham, James Robinson, Rhoda Levine , Robin Guarino and Tim Ocel.

You can see photos taken of the design model here:









Nixon in China opens March 13, 2010 as part of the Cultural Olympiad of the Winter Olympics of 2010 hosted in British Columbia.