Matthias Davids (born July 19, 1962 in Münster ) is a German director who is best known for his musical productions. Since December 2012 he has been artistic director of the newly established musical section at the Landestheater Linz .
Life
Davids studied musicology, German and speech training at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster . He lives in Linz / Austria and in Ermioni / Greece.
He played leading roles in musical theater productions, including the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar , Action in West Side Story and Vince Fontaine in Grease , before turning to directing. He has worked in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hanover, Mannheim, Graz, Zurich, Athens, Oslo, Vienna, Berlin, Nuremberg, Munich a. v. a. Staged over eighty operas, musicals and plays.
From 2012, Matthias Davids built up the new musical division at the Landestheater Linz as director. The division was opened with the Austrian premiere of Die Hexen von Eastwick in the newly built Musiktheater Linz . The German-language premiere of Ghost - Message from Sam at the Musiktheater Linz was co-produced by Stage Entertainment and ran ensuite for one year at the Berlin Stage Theater des Westens and then four months at the Hamburg Operettenhaus and six months at the Stuttgart Palladium Theater.
honors and awards
Productions
year
title
theatre
Special
1994
Rocky Horror Show
Saarbrücken, Saarland State Theater
1995
West Side Story
Mannheim, National Theater
1996
Sweeney Todd
Münster, municipal theaters
1996
Grease
Düsseldorf, Capitol
Co-director
1997
The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny
Mannheim, National Theater
1997
Figaro's wedding
Münster, municipal theaters
1998
Orpheus in the underworld
Linz, State Theater
1998
Rocky Horror Show
Düsseldorf, Capitol
1998
Beauty and the Beast
Tour BB Promotion
1999
Saturday Night Fever
Cologne, Musical Dome
German-language premiere
1999
Sweeney Todd
Mannheim, National Theater
2000
The Life
Kassel, State Theater
European premiere
2000
La bohème
Linz, State Theater
2001
West Side Story
Linz, State Theater
2002
Chess
Kassel, State Theater
German-language premiere
2002
Deep
Zurich, Maag Music Hall
premiere
2002
West Side Story
Athens, Herodes Atticus Amphitheater
2002
Crazy for You
Gelsenkirchen, music theater in the district
2003
Miss Saigon
St. Gallen, theater
Swiss premiere
2003
Crazy for You
Linz, State Theater
2003
Anatevka
Vienna, Volksoper
2003
Frendelaus (homeless)
Oslo, Det Norske Teatret
premiere
2004
nullvier - No one can get past God
Gelsenkirchen, music theater in the district
premiere
2004
Crazy for You
Mannheim, National Theater
2004
Witches (revue)
Berlin, Friedrichstadtpalast
premiere
2004
Piaf
Oslo, Det Norske Teatret
2004
The Neverending Story (Opera)
Linz, State Theater
Austrian premiere
2005
Dracula (Frank Wildhorn)
St. Gallen, theater
European and German language premiere
2005
Crazy for You
Graz Opera
2006
Of Thee I Sing (George Gershwin)
Linz, State Theater
European and German language premiere
2006
Marilyn
Munich, State Theater on Gärtnerplatz
premiere
2006
Crazy for You
Osnabrück, theater
2006
Beautiful new world
Berlin, Grips Theater
premiere
2006
The man from La Mancha
Nuremberg, State Theater
2007
Les Misérables
St. Gallen, theater
Swiss premiere
2007
In the White Horse Inn
Hanover, State Opera
2007
Strike Up The Band ( George Gershwin )
Gelsenkirchen, music theater in the district
German-language premiere
2008
Hairspray
St. Gallen, theater
German-language premiere
2008
Grand Hotel
Osnabrück, theater
First performance of the new translation
2008
Martin L
Erfurt, cathedral stage festival
premiere
2008
Guys and Dolls
Hanover, State Opera
2008
La Calisto
Linz, State Theater
2009-11
West Side Story
Bad Hersfeld Festival
2009
South Pacific
Kassel, State Theater
2009
The man from La Mancha
St. Gallen, theater
2010
Il viaggio a Reims
Hanover, State Opera
2010
Evita
Magdeburg, Domplatz, (production of the Magdeburg Theater )
2010
Into the Woods
Kassel, State Theater
2011
Miss Saigon
Klagenfurt, theater
Austrian premiere
2011
The clever little fox
Linz, State Theater
2011
Spring awakening
Munich, German Theater
German premiere
2011
Lady in the Dark
Hanover, State Opera
First performance of the new translation
2011
The Merry Widow
Dortmund, theater
2012
Gigi
Graz Opera
2012
Les Misérables
Tromsø, Hålogaland Teater
2012
Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers (Opera)
Berlin, Komische Oper
premiere
2013
The Witches of Eastwick
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
Austrian premiere
2013
Seven in Heaven
Linz, BlackBox Lounge Music Theater
premiere
2013
Sweeney Todd
Vienna, Volksoper
2013
Carousel
Graz Opera
2014
Next to normal
Linz, the theater of the State Theater
Austrian premiere
2014
Show boat
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
First performance of the new translation
2014
Les Misérables
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
2014
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Hanover, State Opera
First performance of the new translation
2015
Company
Linz, Arena Schauspielhaus of the State Theater
2015
Flashdance
St. Gallen, theater
2015
Candide
Hanover, State Opera
2016
McTeague - greed for gold
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
European premiere
2016
Into the Woods
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
2016
Around the world in 80 days or How many operas fit into a musical?
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
premiere
2016
Wonderful town
Dresden, State Operetta
Inaugural production of the new house, first performance of the new translation
2017
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Vienna, Volksoper
2017
Ghost message from Sam
Linz, Great Hall of Music Theater
German-language premiere
2017
On the town
Linz, State Theater
2017
Hairspray
Linz, State Theater
2017
West Side Story
Hanover, State Opera
2017
Ghost - the musical
Berlin, Stage Theater des Westens
German premiere
2018
Ghost - the musical
Hamburg, Stage Operettenhaus
2018
King Carrot (Le Roi Carotte) (Jacques Offenbach)
Hanover, State Opera
First performance of the new translation
2018
Wonderful town
Vienna, Volksoper
2019
ragtime
Linz, State Theater
2019
One touch of Venus
Dresden, State Operetta
2018
King Carrot (Le Roi Carotte) (Jacques Offenbach)
Vienna, Volksoper
2019
The Romans are crazy! (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
Linz, State Theater
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ http://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/kultur/art16,801424
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