Philipp Himmelmann

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Philipp Himmelmann (* 1962 ) is a German opera director.

education

Himmelmann, son of the archaeologist Nikolaus Himmelmann , first studied musicology and languages ​​at the University of Bonn and then from 1983 to 1987 he studied music theater directing at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater , which he graduated with honors. He also studied singing in Hamburg and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London . During his studies, he received grants from the Migros Foundation in Zurich , the German National Academic Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service .

Engagements

Philipp Himmelmann began his career as an opera director with independent ensembles in Hamburg , Berlin and Stuttgart . In 1989 he staged for the first time at the Lucerne Theater , where he was also a member of the directorate from 1992 to 1995 and presented several productions in the following years. From 1996 to 1998 he was senior director of the Saarland State Theater in Saarbrücken .

Philipp Himmelmann works at numerous international opera houses, including in Bonn and Bremen , at the Mannheim National Theater , at the Hanover Opera House , the Baden-Baden Festival Hall , at the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Dresden Semperoper , the State Opera Unter den Linden , the Hamburg State Opera, the opera houses of Valencia, Perm, Graz and Nantes, the Theater an der Wien , the Opéra National de Lyon , the Opéra National de Nancy, the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Göteborgsoperan. He has also directed at festivals such as the Rossini in Wildbad Festival in Bad Wildbad , the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt , the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte in Montepulciano and the Bregenz Festival . Philipp Himmelmann has been a professor at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater since 2014.

Awards

In 1988 Himmelmann received the directing award of the Neue Musiktheaterwerkstatt Berlin .

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personal data
SURNAME Himmelmann, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera director
DATE OF BIRTH 1962