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Every year, the Department of Opera and Music Theatre prepares two opera classes with up to 15 highly talented students from renowned theatre makers for the high demands of an international opera career. Four staged productions with orchestra are performed for a wide audience each year.

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17.2.2025

Opera Out Of Opera 2: La Bohème

Opera Out of Opera II with La Bohème: A project to develop and test a young opera format

Press release
13.1.2025

In search of clues with Christian Jost's ‘Dichterliebe’

Florentine Klepper and Kai Röhrig in conversation about the next major production at the Opera & Music Theatre Department: Christian Jost's Dichterliebe.

Interview
15.12.2024

Magic, poetics and absurdity

At the beginning of 2025, Florentine Klepper and Kai Röhrig's opera class at the Mozarteum University will bring Christian Jost's ‘Dichterliebe’ to the stage. The two set designers Carla Schwering and Yvonne Schäfer talk about the ideas and realisation of their visions for the stage design.

Interview
19.11.2024

The eternally young story of Romeo and Juliet

Vincenzo Bellini's highly romantic bel canto opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi celebrates its premiere in the Max Schlereth Saal on 10 December under the direction of Alexander von Pfeil and musical direction of Gernot Sahler. A conversation with maestro Gernot Sahler about Bellini's inventiveness and the challenge of dealing with special stage situations.

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Opera

10.2.2025

Christian Jost: Dichterliebe

Concert

21.11.2024

Special

27.7.2024

Short Operetta: The Bat Bomb

Special

24.7.2024

Short Operetta Festival: Goldaustrudl oder Die Sch(t)rumpfende Stadt

Special

2.7.2024

Short Operetta Festival: L'écosystème humain?

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Gernot Sahler | © Elsa Okazaki

Gernot Sahler

Univ.-Prof. of Opera and Music Theatre

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Department Head

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Kai Röhrig | © Elsa Okazaki

Kai Röhrig

Univ..Prof. for Musical Dramatic Representation (musical)

Deputy Department Head

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Florentine Klepper | © Christian Schneider

Florentine Klepper

Univ.-Prof. for Music Drama Performance

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© Judith Buss

Alexander von Pfeil

Univ.-Prof. for Musical Dramatic Representation (scenic)

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Julia Antonovitch | © Christian Schneider

Julia Antonovitch

Vertragslehrerin for musical rehearsal

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Chariklia Apostolu | © Elsa Okazaki

Chariklia Apostolu

Vertragslehrerin for musical rehearsal

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Fernando Araujo

Senior Lecturer for musical rehearsal

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Ulrike Arp | © Elsa Okazaki

Ulrike Arp

Senior Lecturer for Speech & Dialogue

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Dariusz Burnecki | © Elsa Okazaki

Dariusz Burnecki

Vertragslehrer for musical rehearsal

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Magdalena Elisabeth Croll

Magdalena Elisabeth Croll

Senior Artist in the Artistic Operations Office

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Natalie Forester

Natalie Forester

Acting training teacher

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Florence Gautier

Florence Gautier

Lektorin for French (phonetics & pronunciation)

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Lenka Hebr

Lenka Hebr

Senior Lecturer for musical rehearsal

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Kyung Hwa Kang | © Christian Schneider

Kyung Hwa Kang

Senior Artist for Basic Music Dramatic Education

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Malte Krasting

Lektor for project-related dramaturgy

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Margit Legler

Margit Legler

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Agnieszka Lis | © Christian Schneider

Agnieszka Lis

Senior Lecturer / Scenic assistance

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Niuniu Miao Liu | © Christian Schneider

Niuniu-Miao Liu

Senior Lecturer for Musical Rehearsal/Correpetition

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Jutta Christine Martens | © Elsa Okazaki

Jutta Christine Martens

Lektorin for mask

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Theresa McDougall-Oeser

Theresa Bridget McDougall-Oeser

Senior Lecturer for musical rehearsal

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Stefan Müller | © Christian Schneider

Stefan Müller

Senior Lecturer for Musical Rehearsal

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Martina Peter-Bolaender

Martina Peter-Bolaender

Lektorin for Movement

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Antonia Pumberger | © Christian Schneider

Antonia Pumberger

Senior Artist / Scenic assistance

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Deva Schubert

Lecturer for body training & improvisation

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Fausto Tuscano | © Christian Schneider

Fausto Tuscano

Senior Lecturer for Italian

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Heiko Voss

Heiko Voss

Lector for project-related dramaturgy

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Volker Wahl | © Elsa Okazaki

Volker Wahl

Senior Lecturer for Music Dramatic Design

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Susanne Krabath | © Christian Schneider

Susanne Krabath

Office Vocal Studies, Oper & Music Theatre

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Elke Walter

Office Vocal Studies, Opera & Music Theatre

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