Jorge Takla, second from the left, posing in front of the National Theater of Sao Paulo. (Credit: Photo provided by Jorge Takla)
A new distinction crowns the illustrious career of Jorge Takla. The Lebanese-Brazilian producer and director has been appointed artistic director of Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, one of the most important opera houses in Latin America. He took up his post on Monday, June 1. This prestigious appointment consecrates the international trajectory of this Lebanese native, born in Beirut in 1951, who has lived in Brazil for more than 50 years and has over the decades established himself as a major figure of the opera and theater scene on the South American continent.Trained in Paris, Takla began his stage career alongside Robert Wilson and is now recognized for ambitious productions that combine visual refinement and dramaturgical rigor. A passionate opera lover, Takla has not only staged over a hundred productions from the repertoires of...
A new distinction crowns the illustrious career of Jorge Takla. The Lebanese-Brazilian producer and director has been appointed artistic director of Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, one of the most important opera houses in Latin America. He took up his post on Monday, June 1. This prestigious appointment consecrates the international trajectory of this Lebanese native, born in Beirut in 1951, who has lived in Brazil for more than 50 years and has over the decades established himself as a major figure of the opera and theater scene on the South American continent.Trained in Paris, Takla began his stage career alongside Robert Wilson and is now recognized for ambitious productions that combine visual refinement and dramaturgical rigor. A passionate opera lover, Takla has not only staged over a hundred productions from the repertoires of...
