Oliver Herrmann

Oliver Herrmann (born March 5, 1963 in Bremen ; † September 4, 2003 in Berlin ) was a German photographer , film and theater director .

Live and act

Oliver Herrmann was born in Bremen in 1963 as the son of the set designers Karl-Ernst Herrmann and Ursel Herrmann . He attended schools in Berlin, New York and Havana .

Since 1981 he has worked as a theater photographer at numerous venues, such as the Schauspielhaus Bochum , the Brussels Opera , the Vienna Burgtheater and at the Salzburg Festival . He worked with directors such as George Tabori , Claus Peymann and Luc Bondy .

Herrmann made several music films together with the soprano Christine Schäfer , his partner. Numerous sample and portrait photos were also taken of her .

Awards

• 2000: Golden Prague International Television Festival: Czech Crystal ( Czech Crystal ) in the category Music (for . One night a life. )
• 2000: Banff World Television Festival : "Rockie Award" in the Best Performance Program category (for One Night. One Life. )
• 2004: Beverly Hills Film Festival : Best Foreign Film ( Le Sacre du Printemps )

Exhibitions

• 2008: George Tabori - A photo exhibition. (Articles from the archive)

Works

book

• Karl-Ernst Herrmann: The Magic Flute. Salzburg. Brussels 1991. Traces and documents. With Oliver Herrmann (photos). International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg and Bayerische Vereinsbank Munich, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-9500072-2-9 .

stage

• Franz Schubert : Winter Journey . With Christine Schäfer (soprano) and Irwin Gage (piano). Ruhrtriennale 2002.

Movie

• One night. One life. After Pierrot Lunaire , opus 21 by Arnold Schönberg . With Christine Schäfer (soprano) and others. (Script, direction, camera, editing.) Eins54 Film with ZDF and Arte . Germany 1999.
• Poetry love. Based on the song cycle opus 48 by Robert Schumann . With Christine Schäfer (soprano), Natascha Osterkorn (piano) and Robert Hunger-Bühler . (Script, direction, camera work, editing.) Eins54 film with SFB , Arte and SF DRS . Germany 2000.
• Ombra Felice. Concert arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . (Directed together with Philippe Leclaire .) Eins54 Film and others. France 2000.
• Le Sacre du Printemps. Music by Igor Stravinsky . Berlin Philharmonic , Simon Rattle . (Script, direction, editing.) Silent film. Germany 2003.

Web links

• Oliver Herrmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Oliver Herrmanns eins54 Film GmbH

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dichterliebe and Pierrot Lunaire on DVD: Christine Schäfer Special. ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2006 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. At Arthaus Musik , accessed on April 25, 2011. 
2. ↑ See photo on Christine Schäfer's website . Retrieved April 25, 2011.
3. ↑ ZDF press release . At presseportal.de , accessed on April 25, 2011.
4. ^ Note from the Literaturhaus Wien, accessed on April 25, 2011.
5. ↑ Discussion in Pott Art versus World Art. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Stadtrevue , Das Kölnmagazin. 10/2002. Retrieved April 25, 2011. 
6. ↑ Albrecht Thiemann: Down from the pedestal. Conversation on the scenic recital with Christine Schäfer. In: Opernwelt , February 2005, accessed April 25, 2011.
7. ↑ Overloading. Meeting  ( 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. at opernnetz.de , accessed on April 25, 2011.  
8. ↑ Film documentation (PDF file, 0.1 MB) in the Berlinale archive , accessed on April 25, 2011.
9. ↑ Information and press reviews  ( 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. at Arthaus Musik , accessed April 25, 2011.