Academy Opera Today 2013 / 2014 - Deutsche Bank Stiftung
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Fellows<br />
2012–<strong>2014</strong><br />
page 11<br />
Verena Billinger<br />
Category: Dramaturgy<br />
Saskia Bladt<br />
Category: Composing<br />
Koen Bollen<br />
Category: Dramaturgy<br />
Christoph Breidler<br />
Category: Conducting<br />
Freelance dramatic advisor,<br />
choreographer, performer and<br />
coach. Collaborations with<br />
Sebastian Schulz and Gudrun<br />
Lange amongst others;<br />
professionals, children, youth.<br />
Latest productions, ”Drei<br />
Schwestern“ at Theater Freiburg<br />
and ”Kummerkasten<br />
Meckerbox“ in Dusseldorf and<br />
Frankfurt. 2011, ”ROMANTIC<br />
AFTERNOON*“ (choreography<br />
for six people kissing) at<br />
”FREISCHWIMMER. Neues aus<br />
Theater, Performance und<br />
Live Art“; performances in Berlin,<br />
Hamburg, Cologne, Weimar,<br />
Vienna, Zurich, Stockholm and<br />
others; 2012, distinction at the<br />
Favoritenfestival in Dortmund and<br />
admission to the North Rhine-<br />
Westphalia KULTURsekretariat<br />
performance network. 2005,<br />
internship, ”Einstein on the<br />
beach“, staatsbankberlin / opera -<br />
works. 2004–2012, studied<br />
performing arts in Hildesheim<br />
and applied theater studies in<br />
Gießen. Born 1983 in Dusseldorf.<br />
World premieres (concerts,<br />
opera, theater) at Hamburger<br />
Ostertöne 2012, Maerzmusik<br />
Berlin 2010, Tage für Neue<br />
Musik Zürich, Ludwigshafener<br />
Festspiele, Usinesonore and<br />
Theater Winterthur amongst<br />
others; collaborations incl.<br />
Ensemble Resonanz, Ensemble<br />
Ascolta, Zürcher Barock -<br />
orchester. 2011, adaptation of<br />
the ”Ring des Nibelungen“ for<br />
”Wagner für Kinder“ at the<br />
Bayreuther Festspiele. Winner of<br />
Pfalzpreis für Musik 2010 for her<br />
opera ”Lilofee“. 2009, fellow<br />
of Aribert-Reimann Foundation,<br />
graduated in composition<br />
under Isabel Mundry at ZHdK<br />
Zürich following recorder studies<br />
at HfMDK Frankfurt. 2004–<br />
2007, assistant director at Oper<br />
Frankfurt, own production,<br />
”Die drei Rätsel“, by Detlev<br />
Glanert. 1998 –2000, Chetham’s<br />
School of Music, Manchester.<br />
Born 1981 in Bensheim.<br />
Dramatic advisor at Jungen<br />
Oper Stuttgart since 2010 –2011<br />
season. Dramaturgy for ”Momo“<br />
by Matthias Heep, ”Schaf“ by<br />
Sophie Kassies, ”Die Taktik“ by<br />
Jennifer Walshe and ”smiling<br />
doors“, an opera project which<br />
integrates young people<br />
suffering from cancer. October<br />
2009–July 2010, assistant<br />
dramatic advisor at the Vlaamse<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> Antwerp / Ghent. 2009,<br />
internship at Opéra national de<br />
Paris for ”Le Roi Roger“ (director<br />
Krzysztof Warlikowski) and<br />
Muziektheater Transparant in<br />
Antwerp for ”Een nieuw<br />
Requiem“. 2010, graduated<br />
with masters degree in Belgium.<br />
Theater studies at Antwerp<br />
University. 2009, masters in art<br />
history at the Free University<br />
of Brussels and Leiden University.<br />
Born 1984 in Belgium.<br />
Conductor and composer. Solo<br />
répétiteur with conducting<br />
duties at Stadttheater Aachen<br />
since 2011. 2nd prize, Ensemblia<br />
Composition Competition <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
2010 winner of the Theodor<br />
Körner Prize and Heidelberger<br />
Frühling Young Composer Prize.<br />
MD of closing concert at Kyoto<br />
International Music Students<br />
Festival 2010. 2008–2009<br />
studied composition at Shanghai<br />
Conservatoire. Co-founder<br />
and 2006–2008 secretary of<br />
”Platypus – Verein für neue<br />
Musik“. From 2004, studied<br />
composition under Michael<br />
Jarrell and conducting under<br />
Mark Stringer at the University<br />
of Music and Performing Arts,<br />
Vienna. MD of over 40 world<br />
premieres including at Wien<br />
Modern, IGNM-Musikfest and<br />
Biennale Bern. Born 1986 in Graz.<br />
Münchner Symphoniker +++ Vito Žuraj, fellow 2010–2012, has been made a fellow at<br />
Villa Massimo +++ PRASQUAL, fellow 2007–2009, has been commissioned to write