Manfred Weiß (director)
Manfred Weiß (* 1958 in Kassel ) is a German theater director , author , dramaturge and actor.
Life
After studying theater studies in Munich , he began working as an assistant director at the theaters in Essen, Freiburg and Mannheim, where he did his first directing work.
Weiß has been working as a freelance director for drama and music theater since 1992, in Dortmund, Esslingen, Braunschweig, Bielefeld, Biel / Solothurn, Augsburg , Schwäbisch Hall, Gelsenkirchen and Basel , among others . Permanent engagements followed at the Hanover Theater from 2004 to 2007 as a director and actor, at the Nationaltheater Mannheim from 1998 to 2001 as a dramaturge and director, at the State Opera Stuttgart from 2003 to 2006 as director and director of the Junge Oper and since 2010 at the Semperoper in Dresden as director and head of the young scene.
Since 2007 he has been running the association indieoper eV with others , which has set itself the task of promoting musical theater for children and young people. With the help of the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation , various projects could be realized every year.
Works
- Publications
- Half a life or one is need , Suhrkamp Theaterverlag , UA Nationaltheater Mannheim , 1998
- Your chance! , Suhrkamp Theaterverlag , UA Nationaltheater Mannheim , 2000
- Zur Sonne, zur Freiheit , UA Nationaltheater Mannheim , 2001
- Libretti
- Mike Svoboda : “The unbelievable Spotz”, UA Theater Freiburg , 2007
- Thomas Stiegler: "Princess Ulla and the beautiful Lau", WP Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen , 2010
- Johannes Wulff-Woesten : " The Conference of Animals ", Premiere Semperoper , 2012
- Mike Svoboda : "Robin Hood - Too good to be true", UA Lucerne Festival , 2013
- Johannes Wulff-Woesten : "Prinz Bussel", WP Semperoper , 2013
- Clemens Nachtmann : "The book of all things"
Productions (selection)
- 2004: Stephen Oliver: Mario and the Magician, State Opera Stuttgart
- 2005: Joseph Haydn : The Traveling Ceres, State Opera Stuttgart
- 2009: Kurt Weill : Der Silbersee, Theater Augsburg
- 2011: Karl Amadeus Hartmann Simplicius Simplicissimus , Semperoper
- 2012: Francesca Caccini : La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina , Schola Cantorum Basiliensis , Basel
- 2012: Ernst Toch : The Princess and the Pea, Semperoper
- 2012: Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek : Ritter Blaubart, Theater Augsburg
- 2012: Ernst Krenek : The Secret Kingdom , Semperoper
- 2013: Hair , Freilichtbühne Augsburg
- 2015: Blues Brothers , outdoor stage Augsburg
Web links
- Manfred Weiß website
- indieoper eV website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Standing ovations for the FairTalent scholarship holders. In: Roland Berger Foundation .
- ↑ Michael Ernst: Better to cheer a prince for children than blue blood. In: Neue Musikzeitung , April 28, 2013.
- ↑ Rüdiger Heinze : The Silbersee is spot on. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , January 26, 2009.
- ^ Dietrich Bretz: A chamber opera as a plea against war. ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Südwest Presse , November 10, 2011.
- ↑ Sarah Ritschel: Every evening a happening. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , June 28, 2013.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | White, Manfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater director, author, dramaturge and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |