Claus Leininger

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Claus Leininger
Germany
Died22 February 2005(2005-02-22) (aged 74)
Wiesbaden
, Germany
Occupations
  • Theatre director
  • Opera director
  • Theatre general manager
Organizations

Claus Leininger (17 January 1931 – 22 February 2005) was a German stage director in theatre and opera, and an intendant (general manager). He shaped the artistic profile of the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen, nicknamed the Ruhr-Scala during his tenure, and the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.

Career

Born in

Nationaltheater Mannheim as an actor and Regieassistent (assistant director).[1] He worked at the Deutsches Theater Göttingen [de] from 1956, then at the Theater Freiburg
until 1967.

From 1967 to 1974, he was Oberspielleiter des Schauspiels, leading the play section of the

Peter Dvorsky, Manfred Jung, Kurt Moll, Karl Ridderbusch, and Ingvar Wixell.[2] Alluding to the noted Italian opera house La Scala, the theater was nicknamed the Ruhr-Scala during Leininger's tenure,[3]
reflecting the upgrading of cultural offerings in what was essentially an industrial region along the Ruhr river.

When Leininger moved to the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden as Generalintendant in 1986, Henius followed and directed an institution for new operas there.[4] He was Generalintendant until 1994.

Television

References

  1. ISBN 3-426-07604-7
  2. ^ a b c Rose, Peter. "Special: 50 Jahre Musiktheater im Revier". opernnetz.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ Zimmermann, Christoph (29 June 2014). "Gelsenkirchen: Pique Dame". onlinemerker.com (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ Henius, Carla (1987). "Die tägliche Dreckarbeit". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. OCLC 312241020
    . Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

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