Elaine J. McCarthy

Elaine J. McCarthy’s background in photography, film and architecture has led to a thirty-year career as an award-winning projection and scenic designer for live performance, including theatre, dance, concerts and opera.  Her work has graced the stages of the Metropolitan, Kirov, New York City and Dallas Opera companies, among countless others worldwide.  Over the past two decades she has collaborated on eight world premiere operas by renowned composers Tan Dun, Jake Heggie, Jennifer Higdon and Joby Talbot.  Elaine’s Broadway credits include WICKED, MAN OF LA MANCHA, THURGOOD, the Tony Award winning productions of INTO THE WOODS, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, and ASSASSINS, as well as many other hit shows.  In 2023 she designed scenery and projections for Haydn’s THE CREATION with The Fort Worth Symphony; as well as the world premiere of Gene Scheer and Joby Talbot’s THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY with The Dallas Opera.