Peter Sellars

Sellars is a genuine visionary, and I do not use that word lightly. Harvard-trained and Pittsburgh-born, he reimagines classical and contemporary opera and theatre with a boldness few directors dare attempt, which the MacArthur Fellowship, the Erasmus Prize and the Polar Music Prize all underline. What fascinates me most is his teaching at UCLA, framing art as social and moral action; this is someone who treats the stage as a tool for changing the world, not merely decorating it. Half a century of restless, provocative work has made him a towering figure, and I deeply admire his refusal to play it safe.

Name (English)

Peter Sellars

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・セラーズ

Reading

ぴーたー・せらーず

Born

September 27, 1957 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

theatre director / film director / screenwriter / director / librettist

University

Harvard University

Awards & achievements

• MacArthur Fellows Program
• 1998 Erasmus Prize
• 2014 Polar Music Prize

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%20(%E6%BC%94%E5%87%BA%E5%AE%B6)

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• theatre director
• film director
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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