Thomas Guggeis

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Thomas Guggeis
Born1993 (age 30–31)
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
Education
OccupationConductor
Organizations

Thomas Guggeis (born 1993

Generalmusikdirektor of the Oper Frankfurt
.

Life and career

Born in

Staatsoper Berlin, where he was an assistant of Daniel Barenboim.[7] He was internationally recognized there when he stepped in at short notice to conduct Salome by Richard Strauss.[1]

Guggeis received the Förderpreis of the Ritter-Stiftung in

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Henze's Der Prinz von Homburg and Weber's Der Freischütz.[1] He conducted for the first time at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna in 2019, a new production of Weber's Oberon.[1][10]

Guggeis returned to the

Die Zauberflöte, followed after a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic by Verdi's Falstaff.[1]

Guggeis made his conducting debut at the Oper Frankfurt in June 2021, in a production of Ariadne auf Naxos.[1] In October 2021, Oper Frankfurt announced the appointment of Guggeis as its next Generalmusikdirektor in Frankfurt, effective with the 2023–2024 season, with an initial contract of five years.[7][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Thomas Guggeis / Dirigent". Oper Frankfurt (in German). 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Penzkofer, Karl. "Guggeis, Thomas". RePaLi (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "klassik.com : Thomas Guggeis macht(e) Karriere bei Oper Frankfurt". professionals.klassik.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Persone". laVerdi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Stosiek, Tobias (26 October 2021). "Thomas Guggeis wird neuer Generalmusikdirektor in Frankfurt. Oper statt Quantenphysik". BR (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Thomas Guggeis!". Staatsoper Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b Brachmann, Jan (26 October 2021). "Neuer GMD in Frankfurt: Die junge Exzellenz". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Straubinger Kulturförderpreis 2014". Ritter-Stiftung (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Deutscher Dirigentenpreis 2017 – die Kandidaten stehen fest". Deutscher Musikrat (in German). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Musikalische Leitung – Oberon". Theater an der Wien (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Thomas Guggeis wird Kapellmeister an Staatsoper Stuttgart". berlin.de (in German). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. Staatsoper Berlin
    (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2021.

External links

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Preceded by Generalmusikdirektor, Oper Frankfurt
2023–present 		Succeeded by
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