A trained electrician, who joined the Bremen Theater in 1963 through Kurt Hübner, was a student of Wieland Wagner’s chief lighting designer Paul Eberhardt. Patrice Chéreau’s “Century Ring” was his breakthrough – and remains his masterpiece to this day. “The secret of successful lighting is that it makes itself invisible” said Manfred Voss about his work. He has since been revered as a “painter of the stage set”, and Heiner Müller called him “King of Light” in gratitude for the lighting of his “Tristan”. For over 25 years, Voss oversaw all new productions of Bayreuth Festival, including for Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Harry Kupfer, Alfred Kirchner, and Jürgen Flimm. In 2003, he was awarded the German Stage Award OPUS. Bayreuth Festival will hold Manfred Voss in honorable memory.