From: Ridgeville, Connecticut. LA Opera: Die Frau ohne Schatten (1993, debut; 2004); Turandot (2024).
Ian Falconer studied at New York University, Parson’s School of Design and the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles. He works as a painter, illustrator and scenic designer, and his work includes many theater productions in New York and Los Angeles. He designed the costumes for Tristan und Isolde (LA Opera) and Turandot (Lyric Opera of Chicago), both of which had sets by David Hockney. He has designed sets and costumes for New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. He has designed many covers for The New Yorker and is the author and illustrator of all the titles in the bestselling Olivia series: Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, Olivia...and the Missing Toy, and Olivia Forms a Band.
