Floris Visser
Floris Visser | |
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Arts administrator, Professor of Drama | |
Years active | 2006, present |
Website | www |
Floris Visser (born 1983) is a Dutch opera director and arts administrator. As an internationally acclaimed and award-winning director, he is considered one of the leading talents of his generation. Visser works in renowned opera houses such as Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Zürich Opera House, the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, the Royal Danish Opera, Dutch National Opera & the Internationale Händelfestspiele. He holds professorships at several prominent institutes for the arts.
Education
Born in
Early work
In 2008 he directed
Cultural professor and artistic director
In 2012, Visser was appointed Cultural Professor
Recent work
In 2013, Visser became the youngest and first Dutch director ever to be invited to the
More recent productions were
In the summer of 2022 he made his UK debut at Glyndebourne Festival Opera with a highly praised production of Puccini's La Bohème. The Guardian lauded it as "A riveting show"[64] and The Times wrote: "It’s rare to encounter a staging that presents the world’s most popular opera in a radically different way... I was transfixed by Floris Visser’s production."[65]
Visser serves as an opera educator for Dutch National Opera Academy,
Honors and awards
- Cultural Professor at Delft University of Technology.
- Charlotte Köhler Prize by Prince Bernhard Culture Fund.
- Nominations for Golden Mask Awards (best director and best production a.o.).
- Opera of the Year by Operamagazine.
- Director at the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.
List of productions
- Rupert, eine Geschichte, music theatre production based on texts from Marlène Dietrich(actor, director), 2003
- Friend of merit, based on Thomas Rosenboom's eponymous novel, solo performance (actor, director), 2003
- Blindless, theatre play based on José Saramago's eponymous novel (actor, co-director), 2004
- Creon, director: Gees Linnebank], 2004
- Guantanamo Bay - (actor, co-director), music theatre production, director:Peter Missotten, 2004
- Chalet, theatre production based on improvisations (actor, co-director), director: Yolande Bertsch, 2005
- Als Maria Magdalena, documentary film about life and meaning of Mary Magdalene, Musica Sacra Festival, 2005[71]
- Orfeo Intermezzi,[72][73] music theatre production based on works of Ovid, Ramsey Nasr, Gluck, Offenbach a.o., Onafhankelijk Toneel Rotterdam, director: Mirjam Koen, 2005
- Handel, music theatre production based on life story & music of G.F. Händel (actor, director) in coproduction with Music Poetica The Hague & Jörn Boysen, 2006[74]
- Moeders/Zonen/Dochters, music theatre production, Onafhankelijk Toneel Rotterdam, director: Mirjam Koen, 2006
- Groupe des Six, music theatre production based on works of Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Jean Cocteaua.o. (director), Royal Conservatoire The Hague, 2007
- Margarete, music theatre production based on Goethe's Faust in coproduction with Ensemble Elektra (director), New Festival & Royal Conservatoire The Hague, 2008
- Royal Theatre Carré, 2008
- Gian Carlo Menotti: The Telephone, IT's Festival Amsterdam & Dutch National Opera Academy, 2008
- Francis Poulenc: La Voix Humaine, IT's Festival Amsterdam & New Festival The Hague, 2009
- Georges Friedrich Händel: Agrippina, Royal Theatre The Hague & Teatro Comunale Modena, 2009
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito, Lucent Dance Theatre & Anghiari Festival, 2010
- Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, De Utrechtse Spelen, dramaturg & assistant director 2011
- Koninklijk Concertgebouw Amsterdam & Konzerthaus Berlin, 2011
- Alfred Schnittke: Life with an idiot, Dutch National Opera, 2011
- Matthäus Passion, Spui Theatre The Hague, 2012
- Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, De Utrechtse Spelen, revival director 2012
- Georges Bizet: Carmen, Delft University of Technology, 2012
- Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave, Opera Trionfo, 2013
- Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème, Theater Osnabrück, 2013
- Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave, Opera Trionfo, 2014
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, 2014
- Orphée et Eurydice, Dutch National Touring Opera, 2015
- Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa, Staatsoper Hannover, 2015
- Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave, Theater Osnabrück & Opera Trionfo, 2016
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, revival 2016
- Pierangelo Valtinoni: Der Zauberer von Oz, Zürich Opera House, 2017
- George Friedrich Händel: Semele, Internationale Händelfestspiele Karlsruhe, 2017
- Calliope Tsoupaki: Fortress Europe, 2017
- Young Patrons Gala: Dutch National Opera & Ballet, 2017
- Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, Dutch National Touring Opera, 2017
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, revival 2017
- George Friedrich Händel: Semele, Internationale Händelfestspiele Karlsruhe, revival 2018
- Tommaso Traetta: Antigona, Theater Osnabrück & Opera Trionfo, 2018
- Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans, Dutch National Opera, 2019
- Jules Massenet: Manon, Zürich Opera House, 2019
- Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Badisches Staatstheater Karlruhe, 2019
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, 2019
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Aalto Musiktheater Essen, 2020
- Jules Massenet: Manon, Zürich Opera House, 2020
- George Friedrich Händel: Hercules, Internationale Händelfestspiele Karlsruhe, 2022
- Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 2022
- Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Oper Graz, 2022
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Aalto Musiktheater Essen, 2023
- Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly, the Danish Royal Opera, 2024
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, Cologne Opera, 2024
References
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External links
- Artists page of Floris Visser on website of Alferink Artists Management Archived 2018-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Website of Opera Trionfo
- Biography Floris Visser at Zürich Opera House Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Theatre Encyclopedia: Floris Visser
- "Everything about Floris Visser" at Theaterkrant.nl
- Operamusica.com: Floris Visser
- List of works and engagements at Opera Base
- Performer: Floris Visser by Bachtrack, the classical music website