Set Designer

Lighting Designer

Director

Join us for The BAM Ball on Wednesday, April 29th honoring the late artistic visionary Robert Wilson, whose close creative bond with BAM endured for 55 years, and Gabriel Pizzi, Chair of BAM’s Endowment Trust, whose strong leadership have helped steward BAM’s endowment in support of the institution’s long-term vitality.

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The BAM Ball

Brooklyn Academy of Music

A bale of hay comes to life and plays with a little girl. A headless mannequin holds a lobster on a leash. A confused astronaut wanders amongst a group of choristers while a video of a collapsing glacier plays in the background. These are but a few of the arresting images from Robert Wilson’s mesmerizing vision of the beloved Messiah, composed by Handel and arranged by Mozart.

Messiah

Wortham Theater Center

To avenge one of her ancestors, Princess Turandot subjects every royal suitor to a cruel trial: anyone who fails to solve her three riddles will be beheaded. Yet the arrival of an unknown prince may finally awaken her heart to love… 

Set Designer, Lighting Designer, Director

Robert Wilson

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 27 - Dec 27, 2026

Turandot · Opéra national de Paris

Past events

Apr 29, 2026

The BAM Ball · Brooklyn Academy of Music

Apr 17 - May 3, 2026

Messiah · Houston Grand Opera

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