Detmold Hochschule für Musik

Education

• 1974-78 - Extra at the Braunschweig State Theatre

• 1978 - Matric at the Gaußschule Braunschweig

• 1978-82 - Opera classes at the Academy for Music and Drama, Hannover

• 1991 - Stage examination Joint Examination Board

Assistant director

• 1982 - Weikersheim with W. Huhne

• 1982-83 - Kölner Opera with F. Meyer-Oertel, W. Decker

• 1983-85 - Grand-Théâtre de Genève, with F. Rochaix, K. Russell, P.-L. Pizzi amongst others

• 1985-88 - Bremer Theatre with W. Schröter, R. Herzl, J. Cox, N. Joel, T. Richter , A.

Wüstenhöfer, A. Fricsay, amongst others

• 1988 - Spoleto with G. Krämer

• 1988-93 - Hamburg State Opera with N. Lehnhoff, H. Kupfer, J. Schaaf, G-C. Del

Monaco, P. Palitsch, J. Neumeier, A. Freyer, among others

• 1997-98 - Nizza Del Monaco

Producer

• 1985-88 - Bremer Theatre: The Flying Dutchmann, Zar und Zimmermann, The Magic Flute, Fidelio, Carmen

• 1988-98 - Hamburg State Opera: New productions and revivals of productions like Kupfer's Tannhäuser; Schaaf's Figaro; Everding's Rosenkavalier; Neumeier's On The Town, as well as Fidelio; La Bohème; Tosca and Don Carlos

• 1995 - Istanbul State Opera: Salome

• 1996 - Alexandria World Festival: Othello

• 1998 - Teatro Pérez Galdós: Falstaff

• 2006 - A.B.A.O Bilbao: Tannhäuser

Director

• 1981/82 - Waldorf schools in Hannover and Berlin: The Magic Flute

• 1986 - Bremer Theatre: The Magic Flute for children

• 1987 - Bremer Theatre: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (operetta revue)

• 1991 - Bremer Theatre: Don Giovanni

• 1991 - Schwetzingen: The Beautiful Galathee

• 1991 - Hamburg State Opera: The Beautiful Galathee

• 1992 - Hamburg State Opera: Mozart and Salieri (Puschkin and Rimskij Korsakoff)

• 1992 - Lüneburg State Theatre: Evita

• 1993 - Lüneburg State Theatre: Hello Dolly, A Night in Venice

• 1996 - Gießen State Theatre: The Corpse in the Sack

• 1997 - Vienna Chamber Opera: The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein

• 1998 - Vienna Chamber Opera: Die Fledermaus 1

• 1999 - Salzburg National Theatre: Orpheus in the Netherworld, Die Fledermaus 2

• 1999/2001 - Palace Theatre Schönbrunn: Die Fledermaus 1

• 1999 - Japan tour: Die Fledermaus 1

• 2000 - Gießen City Theatre: The Beautiful Galathee

• 2000 - Bochum, Audimax: Lelio

• 2000 - Augsburg Theatre: Neues vom Tage

• 2001 - Gießen City Theatre: The Barber of Sevilla

• 2001 - Augsburg Theatre: Cavalleria / Bajazzo, The Flying Dutchman

• 2002 - Augsburg Theatre: The Three Wishes (this production was voted Production of the Year by the Augsburg public and awarded with three citations in the opera world, "Excavations")

• 2003 - Augsburg Theatre: Don Giovanni, The Black Orchid

• 2003 - Lübeck Theatre: The Wolf is Coming (German premiere), My Fair Lady

• 2003 - Oldenburg State Theatre: The Begging Student

• 2004 - Augsburg Theatre: The Duchess of Chicago

• 2004 - Lübeck Theatre: La Cage Aux Folles

• 2005 - Augsburg Theatre: Idomeneo

• 2005 - Jennersdorf Culture Autumn: Don Giovanni

• 2005 - Bremerhaven City Theatre: Rigoletto

• 2006 - Hamburg State Opera: Ba-Ta-Clan, Häuptling Abendwind

• 2006 - Pforzheim City Theatre: The Poacher

• 2006 - Bremerhaven City Theatre: Carmen

• 2007 - Pforzheim City Theatre: Paganini

• 2008 - Bremen Theatre: Orpheus in the Underworld

• 2009 - Graz: Signor Bruschino

• 2009 - Detmold: Die Fledermaus

• 2009 - Detmold: Arminio

Actor (as singer and actor)

• Doubek (3 acts) / Ossud / Janácek Director: D. Pountney / Bremen

• Papageno / Children's Magic Flute / Mozart own direction / Bremen

• Cajus / Merry Wives / Nicolai Director: A. Fricsay / Bremen

• Figaro / Barber for children / Rossini Director: N. Panzer / Hamburg

• Bobby / Dream Island / Unzen Director: C. Unzen / Hamburg

• Falke / Fledermaus / Strauss Director: H. Frey / Hamburg

• Pankraz XXIII / Duchess of Chicago / Kálmán own direction /Augsburg

• The Friend/ The Poor Sailor/ Milhaud Director: J. Fabian / Hamburg

Educational activities

• 1985-93 - Leader of a theatre group at the University of Bremen: Biedermann and the Arsonists/ The Madwoman of Chaillot

• 1988-93 - Stage teacher in singing studio of Ralf Schwarz (Hamburg)

• 2006 - Vocal and stage teacher of the international opera studio of the State Opera, including Master course, Hamburg

• 2008 - Lecturer of Stage Teaching at the Academy of Art, Bremen

• Since October 2008 - Professor for Stage Establishment and head of the opera school of the Academy for Music, Detmold