Seth Reiser
Scenic and Lighting Designer

Seth Reiser is a New York-based designer who works in theater, opera, dance, and music.  Seth’s work has been seen throughout the United States and internationally.  Recent work in music includes Handel’s Aci Galatea é Polifemo with the Philharmonia Baroque Opera in San Francisco directed by Christopher Alden; Henze’s El Cimarrón at Festival Impulso in Mexico City directed by Robert Castro; the set and lighting design for Bernstein’s MASS at the LA Philharmonic and NY Philharmonic, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer; JS Bach’s Matthew Passion (Berlin Philharmonic) at the Park Avenue Armory directed by Peter Sellars; Claude Vivier’s Kopernicus at Theatre Cardin in Paris, directed by Peter Sellars; John Adam’s Gospel According to the Other Mary at the San Francisco Symphony directed by Elkhannah Pulitzer; Sufjan Stevens’ Round Up at BAM; Messiaen’s Des Canyon Aux Etoiles with the St. Louis Symphony, directed by Deb O’Grady, which was seen throughout the United States, at the Sydney Opera House and the Barbican; The Indian Queen in Concert with MusicAeterna, directed by Robert Castro which toured Germany; Seth also regularly designs lighting for SF Symphony’s Sound Box concerts.  He received his bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and MFA from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts. www.sethreiserdesign.com