Opera

Description

This collector's edition of David Leventi's "Opera" is limited to 15 signed and numbered copies. It includes the book and a C-print, "Palais Garnier." Photographing the interiors of some of the most storied and illustrious opera houses around the world, David Leventi has constructed an arresting, visually rich survey of grand architecture. "Opera" brings together in one publication images from over 40 opera houses, spanning four continents and over 400 years of history, and includes a foreword by Placido Domingo. Taken over an eight-year period and shot on a large-format camera, the images demonstrate Leventi's meticulous approach to his subject, revealing these temples of music in all their wealth of architectural detail and design.

In 2007, David Leventi was designated by Photo District News as one of their Top 30 Emerging Photographers. His photographs have been widely published in TIME, The New York Times Magazine, ESPN The Magazine, FT Weekend Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Communication Arts Photography Annual and American Photography, among others. He is represented by Rick Wester Fine Art in New York, Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, Bau-Xi Photo in Toronto, Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta and Galeria Patricia Acal in Madrid. Leventi (b. 1978) was born in New York and received his BFA in Photography from Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn.