Karl M. Sibelius

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Sibelius sings to saxophone at the festival "20 Years HOSI Linz " on March 15, 2003

Karl M. Sibelius (born July 18, 1969 in Bregenz ) is an Austrian cultural manager, actor, singer and director. From 2012 to 2015 he was director at the Theater an der Rott in Eggenfelden in Lower Bavaria , from August 2015 to November 2016 he was general director with overall artistic, commercial and personal responsibility at the Trier Theater .

education

Sibelius grew up in Carinthia , where he attended the Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium (musical branch) and then studied musical entertainment theater and singing in Vienna at the Vienna Conservatory . He holds a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from the European Peace University , holds a degree as an academic cultural manager from the University of Vienna as well as an Executive Master of Art Administration from the University of Zurich and a Doctor of Philosophy (title of the doctoral thesis: Orchestra Projects - Instruments of Social Change) of the Art University Linz .

Artist

Worked at the Landestheater Linz

From 1992 to 2012 he was engaged at the Landestheater Linz . He entered either traditional acting roles ( Hamlet , Tellheim in Minna von Barnhelm ) in Johann Nestroy Höllenangst as "Wendelin", but also in musicals and operettas (including "Frankn'Furter" in The Rocky Horror Show on) and operas . He also gave recitals ("I think Schlager great", "Ship of Dreams", "Struwwelpeter"). He created the fictional character Rose . His productions include the Linz productions Men , Grand Duchess of Gerolstein , La Cage aux Folles . Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller Sweeney Todd was also shown at the Landestheater in its direction and translation . In The Good Person of Sezuan , he was on stage in the production of Ong Keng Sen as Shen Te / Shui Ta. He directed the Austrian premiere of Song and Dance in Posthof Linz , brought Match Girl Opera to premiere and was director of the children's opera The Dream Eater . For Linz 2009 - European Capital of Culture , Sibelius moderated the opening ceremony.

In between he made guest appearances on stages in Vienna ( Serapionstheater , Schauspielhaus , Theater in der Josefstadt ) and Germany ( Münchner Volkstheater , Staatstheater Kassel , Bonn, Augsburg, Stadttheater Konstanz ). In July 2007 Sibelius made his debut as an opera director in Klosterneuburg with Beethoven's Fidelio . In Linz, he was in the 2007/08 season as "Adam sheep" in Georg Kreisler's biographical recital and as a head waiter "Leopold" in the operetta The White Horse Inn , in June and July 2008 in the Leonfeldner Bad Summer Festival in musical theater as emcee of the Thomas Kerbl's artistic directorship on stage.

Theater an der Rott

In 2012 Sibelius moved to the Theater an der Rott in Eggenfelden as artistic director, and in 2012/2013 he organized his first season. His artistic and economic restructuring measures (change management) are closely followed across the region. At the end of the 2014/2015 season, he prematurely ended his work at the Theater an der Rott.

Theater Trier

Sibelius became general manager of the Trier theater in August 2015 . In 2016 there was criticism of Sibelius's management of the theater. His dismissal from the theater director Ulf Frötzschner without notice was reversed by the city after protests by the theater ensemble and the directors and a hearing before the stage arbitration court.

In the course of 2016 it became known that the budget of the theater had been significantly exceeded. In a meeting on November 17, 2016, the Trier city council decided to terminate the contract with Sibelius at the end of the month. The reasons given by Mayor Wolfram Leibe include a "dramatic mismanagement" and a deficit of over 3 million euros since Karl M. Sibelius took office.

Engagement outside the theater

Sibelius was active on the Linz City Cultural Council and is committed to the Aids-Hilfe Upper Austria. For two years, his column “Everyday Culture” appeared in the daily newspaper Austria every Monday . At the Anton Bruckner Private University , Sibelius was a lecturer at the opera school. From 2010 to 2013 he was a lecturer at the Institute for Singing at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg . Sibelius has been working as a professor (PH2) at the Upper Austria University of Education in Linz since October 2019 .

Awards

  • From 2005 to 2007 Sibelius was nominated for the Gay And Lesbian Award (GALA) of the HOSI Linz.
  • 2007 After the charity gala “Let's POP !!!” in 2007 in favor of HOSI Linz, Sibelius received the cross of honor “Fidei et Merito” (“Loyalty and Merit”) together with the President of the National Council, Barbara Prammer .
  • 2007 HOSI Linz badge of honor
  • 2012 Culture Medal of the State of Upper Austria
  • 2013 Prize of the jury at the Bavarian Theater Days in Nuremberg as a "remarkable" theater maker
  • 2013 surprise winner for innovative theater work away from the centers (German stage)
  • 2014 nomination of his citizen project WEIL I DI MAG for the BKM Prize for Cultural Education by the German Stage Association
  • 2019 Recognition award "City of Diversity" for the university course "Peace Education and Human Rights Education" co-designed by Sibelius at the Upper Austria University of Education

literature

  • Sabine Jackl: Free spirit with a sense of family . In: dahoam - the magazine for business and lifestyle in Lower Bavaria. October 2012, p. 40f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Theater an der Rott ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.theater-an-der-rott.de
  2. ↑ Trier.de of April 4, 2014 Theater Trier: Karl M. Sibelius becomes the new director , accessed on April 4, 2014
  3. ^ Art University Linz: Graduates and students. In: www.ufg.ac.at. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
  4. ^ Karl M. Sibelius, in: Web presence of the Landestheater Linz queried on April 18, 2015
  5. ↑ State Theater Linz
  6. ↑ Gerhard Kramer: "Fidelio": Static hymn to husband's love . In: Die Presse v. July 10, 2007
  7. ^ Raimund Meisenberger: Change to Trier: Karl Sibelius leaves the Theater an der Rott. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
  8. ^ NN: Skinny Sibelius balance sheet: Hope for a new start at the Theater der Rott . Passauer Neue Presse v. July 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.trier-reporter.de/theater-trier-froetzschners-sieg/
  10. ↑ http://www.trier-reporter.de/theater-trier-regisseure-fuer-froetzschner/
  11. ^ Theater Trier - warnings, dismissals, severance payments | Trier reporter. In: www.trier-reporter.de. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Controversy over Theater Trier escalates: Lord Mayor wants to get rid of Intendant | Trier | News . In: swr.online . ( swr.de [accessed on October 26, 2016]).
  13. ↑ Trier city council decides: Intendant Sibelius has to leave at the end of November | Trier | News . In: swr.online . ( swr.de [accessed on November 19, 2016]).
  14. ↑ Homepage of the Upper Austria University of Education .
  15. ^ Culture medal for Karl M. Sibelius, in: Web presence of the Wochenblatt  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.wochenblatt.de  
personal data
SURNAME Sibelius, Karl M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sibelius, Karl Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian theater actor, director and artistic director
DATE OF BIRTH 18th July 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Bregenz