The set and lighting designer Nicolas Bovey was born in Lausanne and studied in Italy with Margherita Palli. He works regularly with renowned Italian opera directors, including Davide Livermore, Mario Martone, Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte (Ricci / Forte), Andrea De Rosa, Francesco Micheli, Hinrich Horstkotte and Fabio Cherstich.
His engagements have taken him to La Scala, Milan, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, the Opéra de Nice, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
In spoken theatre he has worked with directors including Leonardo Lidi and Valerio Binasco. He has also created lighting designs for numerous productions by Valter Malosti, including at the Teatro Stabile in Turin, the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and the Venice Biennale.
His work focuses strongly on the interplay between space, light and dramaturgy.
Nicolas Bovey was awarded the Premio Ubu in 2021 and 2022 and the Premio Le Maschere del Teatro Italiano in 2022 for his set and lighting designs.
