Andreas Birkigt

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Andreas Birkigt (born July 1949 in Leipzig ) is a German theater photographer and non-fiction author.

Life

After working as a photo salesman and extra at the Leipzig Opera , Birkigt began his career as a stage photographer as Helga Wallmüller's photo assistant. Since 1990 he has headed the photography department there. He photographed more than 200 new productions and created the portrait photos of all artists. He also photographed all opera balls as well as numerous concerts and events. As a co-author , he contributed the photos for a number of non-fiction books.

Works

  • with Lothar Wittke: Leipzig Ballet: 10 years of Uwe Scholz
  • John Dew stages Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni , ed. by Fritz Hennenberg
  • Andreas Birkigt, Udo Zimmermann, Das Opernhaus, Verl. Kunst und Touristik, 1991
  • Helga Wallmüller, Andreas Birkigt, Leipziger Theater: 35th anniversary d. Foundation d. German Democrat. Republic 1984, Leipzig Theater, 1984
  • Andreas Birkigt, Jürgen Tiede, Address: Bautzner Straße Leipzig: Paths to Ballet, Ed. Tiede, 1998
  • Roman Brüschweiler, Karl Meier, Andreas Birkigt, Welcome to Wettingen: Information brochure for those inquisitive from Wetting, Wettingen, 1999
  • 150 years of operetta in Leipzig by Leonard Czernetzky / Doris Fischer - with 64 photos by Andreas Birkigt 2009
  • History of the Leipzig Opera by Fritz Hennenberg - with 28 photos by Andreas Birkigt 2009
  • Oper Leipzig, spotlights on five decades of music theater - with 181 photos by Andreas Birkigt - ed. Alexander von Maravic / Harald Müller TdZ 2010
  • Time leaps Leaps in Time Uwe Scholz - with 46 photos by Andreas Birkigt - ed. Nadja Kadel, Kati Burchart 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Birkigt, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theater photographer and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH July 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig