Thomas Enzinger

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Thomas Enzinger (born April 10, 1963 in Vienna ) is an Austrian director and artistic director .

biography

After attending elementary school and high school in his hometown, Enzinger took acting lessons . He successfully passed the vocational matriculation examination and then worked as an actor for several years. a. at the Theater in der Josefstadt , the Landestheater Linz , at the Wiener Festwochen and at the Simpl cabaret . In addition, he worked in numerous TV productions.

In addition to his work as an actor, Enzinger began to direct himself early on. He has worked exclusively as a director since 1992 and can now boast more than 50 productions at internationally renowned companies. He is considered one of the most established directors in the field of musical entertainment theater, but is also regularly asked for operas.

In 1997, Enzinger and Stefanos Tsialis founded the Schönebecker Operetta Summer , a festival that is attended by up to 18,000 spectators every year.

In 2016 it was announced that Thomas Enzinger has been appointed as the new director of the Lehár Festival Bad Ischl . Enzinger took over this position in May 2017. In the first season he managed the program of his predecessor, which is why Enzinger's own artistic signature was only visible from 2018. The press reported that Enzinger wants to expand the festival program to include French operetta and the revue, Enzinger himself formulates his goals as follows: “1. Not being opportunistic even though I'm doing entertainment theater. 2. To have a full house. ”For 2018, the Lehár Festival Bad Ischl planned Paul Abrahams “ The Flower of Hawaii ”and Franz Lehár's“ The Land of Smiles ”. The two main pieces of the festival were complemented by a varied supporting program. In the summer of 2018, Enzinger was awarded the Frog of the Month by BR-Klassik for his production “The Flower of Hawaii” . At the beginning of 2019, he finally received the frog of the year. In their justification for the award, the jury stated that Enzinger had proven by staging “The Flower of Hawaii” that the operetta is a lively and contemporary form of theater.

Enzinger has also directed several TV productions, including a. for an ORF series and a Sat.1 / ORF co-production.

In addition to his work as a director, he also works as a writer. He has published several plays and his own cabaret programs. He also writes for television, including a. together with Paul Harather the scripts for a 13-part TV series.

Enzinger received several prizes for his work.

Stations

Enzinger regularly works at large state and city theaters throughout the German-speaking area. His most important stations include the Volksoper Vienna , the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich , the state theaters in Nuremberg and Braunschweig , the opera houses in Kiel and Dortmund and the Austrian state theaters in Linz , Salzburg and Innsbruck .

Working method and style

Enzinger's productions are characterized by precise and concise guidance, also due to his acting training. He also develops the multi-layered characters from the situations and social backgrounds given in the play, but Enzinger defends himself against overinterpretation in this regard. In an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kurier , he says: "The social component may play a role, but not be an end in itself." 

Enzinger is also known for his strong and impressive imagery. He succeeds in implementing the pieces in a fast-paced, clever, soulful and pointed manner. His classic-modern productions are also often shaped by Enzinger's imaginative arrangements.

In an interview with the Austrian daily Der Standard , Enzinger said that he was convinced that “today's theater” does not necessarily have to come in today's guise. Enzinger speaks of the fact that he likes to play with a wide variety of elements in his productions, often works with exaggerations, but also always looks for an ironic approach. 

reception

Thanks to his approach, Enzinger succeeds time and again in bringing productions onto the stage that are highly praised by both the audience and the press: The Kurier is certain that Enzinger's “ Countess Mariza ” will endure and praise the Volksoper's repertoire the director, because he “brings the play discreetly into the modern age”. Also , the standard recognizes Enzingers work in this production: "Just as it was possible Emmerich Kálmán to reconcile the Heitere with the turbidity Liberals in this melancholy comedy, it also creates the Director, the expression contrasts delicately dovetailed.". 

The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes about Enzinger's “L'Italiana in Algeri”, a brilliant production that was acclaimed by the Munich audience. There was “not a minute without a gag” because “the director was able to encourage too much joy in playing”. In this regard, Deutschlandradio reports on a "production that makes the plot understandable in a comedic way" and also of an entertaining "battle of the sexes that inspires the audience".

In his production of “ Wiener Blut ”, Der Standard speaks of an “unclouded success” because Enzinger tells “with clever irony”. 

In February 2015, a scene from Enzinger's successful “Roxy and her team of wonders” was featured on the cover of the renowned specialist magazine opernwelt .

In 2018 he was awarded the frog of the month and finally the frog of the year by BR-Klassik for his production "Die Blume von Hawaii" (The Flower of Hawaii).

In October 20219, Enzinger's production of Emmerich Kálmán's "Countess Mariza" at the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden was awarded the frog of the month by Bavarian Broadcasting.

Productions (selection)

His most successful productions in the field of opera & operetta include u. a.

The most renowned productions in the field of musical & revue include u. a.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lehár Festival Bad Ischl, artistic director
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: BR-Klassik awards two frogs in July: “The Flower of Hawaii” at the Lehár Festival Bad Ischl | BR classic. September 6, 2018, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  4. ^ "Frosch" award for Lehár director Thomas Enzinger. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Before the football, the Hungarian Puszta has an interview with Thomas Enzinger by Peter Jarolin . Published by Kurier on March 21, 2014. Accessed April 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ You don't have to squeeze everything into every piece, an interview with Thomas Enzinger by Daniel Ender . Published in Der Standard on March 21, 2014. Accessed April 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Mariza is back from Peter Jarolin . Published in the courier on March 23, 2014. Accessed April 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ dance festival of nostalgia of Ljubisa Tošic . Published in Der Standard on March 23, 2014. Accessed April 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ The squaring of the operetta cliché . Published in Der Standard on September 11, 2011. Accessed April 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ https://www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/news-kritik/operetten-frosch-des-jahres-2018-verliehen-thomas-enzinger-blume-von-hawaii-100.html
  11. ↑ https://www.br-klassik.de/themen/oper/operettenpreis-oktober-2019-graefin-mariza-hessisches-staatstheater-wiesbaden100.html
personal data
SURNAME Enzinger, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian director
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna