Paul Brown, the opera and theatre designer, who has died aged 57, was a dealer in truth and beauty; his great talent, in a career crammed with landmark productions, was to point up the difference between the two. There was always the moment in a Paul Brown show where the audience gasped; the flaming staircase at the end of Pelléas et Mélisande (Glyndebourne, 2004), the carnival of giant rutting rabbits in The Fairy Queen (Glyndebourne, 2009). Facebook Twitter Pinterest Paul Brown enjoyed unusually close collaborations with directors. Paul was not only the most influential stage designer of his generation, and a generous mentor, but also an extravagant gift of a friend. • Paul Gareth Brown, stage designer, born 13 May 1960; died 13 November 2017

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2017 17:26 UTC