David Murakami

David Murakami is a projection designer and film director whose recent productions include Das Rheingold at Seattle Opera, Everest at Dallas Opera, and Elektra at Minnesota Opera. His other notable design credits include Opera Parallèle’s La Belle et la Bête, Dead Man Walking, and Champion; Riyadh Season’s Habibati Man Takoun; Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Journey to Valhalla; and Spotlight Bar and 5-Skies aboard Princess Cruises’ Royal-class flagship vessels.

Murakami has also designed for companies such as Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Arizona Opera, Atlanta Opera, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Boston Court, Calgary Opera, East West Players, LA Opera, Mark Taper Forum, McCoy Rigby, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opéra de Montréal, Presidio Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theater, SFJazz, Skylight Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. A proud member of USA829, Murakami teaches projection design at the University of California, Irvine.