Set designer Etienne Pluss was born in Geneva and studied at the University of Art (UDK) in Berlin. His recent engagements include Salome at the Metropolitan Opera, La bohème at Paris Opera, The Makropulos Case at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Samson at the Aix-en-Provence Festival and Turandot at Vienna State Opera (all with Claus Guth). Additional highlights include Wozzeck at Lyon Opera, Rigoletto at Lorraine National Opera, Hamlet at the Komische Oper Berlin and Die Passagierin Die Passagierin at Graz Opera, Richard III and King Lear at D’Haus in Düsseldorf with director Evgeny Titov, Louise at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, Il trittico at the Salzburg Festival and Così fan tutte and Giulio Cesare at Frankfurt Opera. His awards include the Musiktheaterpreis for Bluthaus at the Bayerische Staatsoper and the 2019 Faust Preis for Violetter Schnee at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. His previous work for The Royal Opera includes Ariodante and Parsifal.