Peter Sellars

Biography

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

52

Birth Date

1957-09-27 00:00:00

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• 

  Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau
• 

  this body is so impermanent…
• 

  Mozart: Idomeneo
• 

  Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
• 

  Only the Sound Remains
• 

  Mozart: La clemenza di Tito

Credits

• actors (18 credits)

  • SIMON! The Joy of Conducting

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • DAU. Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Reza Abdoh: Theater Visionary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Britten: Nocturne

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Peter Sellars: A Portrait

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • King Lear

    William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Happy New Year

    Dinner Guest

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Equalizer

    - Last Call (1988) ... Woody actor actors
    1985
  • Miami Vice

    - Tale of the Goat (1985) ... Dr. Ohara actor actors
    1984

• directing (26 credits)

  • Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau

    director

    directing
    2025
  • this body is so impermanent…

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Mozart: Idomeneo

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Only the Sound Remains

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Mozart: La clemenza di Tito

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Pelleas et Melisande

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Bach: St. John Passion

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Iolanta / Perséphone – Teatro Real

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Stravinsky's Perséphone

    stage director

    directing
    2012
  • Purcell: The Indian Queen

    stage director

    directing
    2012
  • John Adams: Nixon in China

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion

    director

    directing
    2010
  • John Adams: Doctor Atomic

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin

    director

    directing
    2004
  • John Adams: El Niño

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Theodora

    director

    directing
    1996
  • It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    director

    directing
    1994
  • The Seven Deadly Sins

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Letter to Peter, on Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen

    stage director

    directing
    1992
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Don Giovanni

    director

    directing
    1991
  • The Marriage of Figaro

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Don Giovanni

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Handel: Giulio Cesare

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Così fan tutte

    director

    directing
    1990

• production (2 credits)

  • this body is so impermanent…

    producer

    production
    2021
  • The Tristan Project

    producer

    production
    2004

• writing (5 credits)

  • Adams: Doctor Atomic

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • John Adams: Doctor Atomic

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • John Adams: El Niño

    writer

    writing
    2000
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    writer

    writing
    1991
  • King Lear

    writer

    writing
    1988

• camera (1 credits)

  • Theodora

    director of photography

    camera
    1996