Wolfgang Böhmer (composer)

Wolfgang Böhmer (* 1959 in Westphalia ) is a German composer , arranger and librettist who works primarily in the field of music theater.

Life

Böhmer initially studied music as a teacher in Wuppertal, and later musicology and philosophy at the Humboldt University in Berlin . At the same time, however, he worked early as a composer and actor in the field of political cabaret (“Fortschrott”). He was involved in demonstrations, cultural festivals, but also against Brokdorf or the West runway .

He then worked as a composer and actor in the Berlin underground musical company College of Hearts together with Thomas Pigor , Benedikt Eichhorn , Susanne Betancor and others. a. active and developed with them the type of a “New German Musical”. Böhmer also worked on larger Berlin theaters, such as the Deutsches Theater , Berliner Ensemble , Maxim-Gorki-Theater and the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm .

His compositions for the Neukölln Opera in Berlin were particularly formative and successful . Together with their artistic director Peter Lund , various musicals of a new type were created which, in contrast to the mainstream musical American style, combined socially critical content with catchy music and intelligent entertainment. He mainly works on "transforming the categorical black and white between 'U' and 'E' into a pleasant gray area". In 1998, The Miracle of Neukölln was named Musical of the Year . In 2016 Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm received the German Musical Theater Prize .

Böhmer lives in Berlin. His marriage to actress and director Adriana Altaras had two sons, including Aaron Altaras , who also worked as an actor .

Works (selection)

1983: New York Must Burn (College of Hearts)
1985: King Kurt (College of Hearts)
1987: Casanova (College of Hearts)
1988: Bloody Honey (College of Hearts)
1991: The Last Wash (College of Hearts)
1996: The legend of the never-ending fall (Chamber Opera; Theater am Halleschen Ufer Berlin)
1997: Mrs. Parker cannot sleep (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
1998: The Miracle of Neukölln (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2002: Love Bite (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2004: Light (Chamber Opera, Libretto: Dea Loher; Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2007: Life without Chris (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2010: Mrs Zucker wants world domination (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2010: Pünktchen meets Anton (children's musical, text: Volker Ludwig; GRIPS-Theater Berlin)
2013: Voices in the head (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2014: Everyone ( DomStufen-Festspiele Erfurt)
2016: Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2018: Jedermann - new version for small ensemble (Neuzelle Abbey)
2019: Elfie - Chamber Opera based on Tankred Dorst (Neuköllner Oper Berlin)
2019: Dragon Heart - No time for heroes. (Chemnitz Theater)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Vita . In: wolfgangboehmer.com, accessed on March 31, 2020.
↑ Wolfgang Böhmer . In: Staatstheater-wiesbaden.de, accessed on March 31, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Böhmer, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer, arranger and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH	1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	Westphalia

[1] Vita . In: wolfgangboehmer.com, accessed on March 31, 2020.

[2] Wolfgang Böhmer . In: Staatstheater-wiesbaden.de, accessed on March 31, 2020.