DAVID J. LEVIN is the Alice H. and Stanley G. Harris Distinguished Service Professor of Germanic Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, and Theater and Performance Studies at the University of Chicago. In addition to his scholarship and teaching, David has worked extensively as a dramaturg and collaborator for opera, theatre, and dance productions in Germany and the United States, working with—among others—Robert Altman, Ruth Berghaus, and William Forsythe. He is currently collaborating on two productions at Court Theatre, and, with Yuval Sharon, on a new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle for the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Bio as fo 3/2025