Academy Opera Today 2013 / 2014 - Deutsche Bank Stiftung

Fellows
2013–2015
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Manuel Durão
Category: Composing
Hersilie Ewald
Category: Directing
Maximilian Anton
Hagemeyer
Category: Dramaturgy
Änne-Marthe Kühn
Category: Dramaturgy
Composer and conductor. Prize
winner of various competitions
incl. MDR-Kompositionswettbe -
werb Wagner 2013, the Säch -
sische Musikbund advancement
prize 2013, the MDR composition
prize 2011, and the German
Academic Exchange Service
prize for international students.
2009–2011, German Academic
Exchange Service fellowship,
2011 fellow of the Gulbenkian
Foundation (Workshop of
European Network of Opera
Academics, Verona). 2013 Master
class exams, 2011 graduated
from HfMT Leipzig under
Prof. Pfundt (composing) and
Dr. Rucha (conducting). Bachelors
in composition from Lisbon
Conservatoire. Master classes
in conducting under Jean-
Sébastien Béreau. Music theory
teacher at HfMT Leipzig.
Performances with Oper
Leipzig (”Tagebuch eines
Wahnsinnigen“), MDR-
Sinfonieorchester, Orquestra
XXI (Gulbenkian Foundation
project, Portugal) and others.
Born 1987 in Lisbon.
Currently assistant director at
Lucerne Theater. Director,
Lucerne Theater 2013–2014
season. Previously assistant
director and performance
manager at Staatstheater
Wiesbaden. 2011, collaborated
on staging of ”Orlando furioso“
(Opernfestival Gut Immling).
2009, first internship at Lucerne
Theater. Additional directing
internships and assistantships
at Opernhaus Zürich, Wiener
Staatsoper, Lucerne Theater
and Staatsoper Berlin amongst
others. Studies: German Studies
and Philosophy in Jena. During
her studies she staged an
abridged version of ”Hänsel und
Gretel“ and tableau evenings at
small venues in Weimar. First
theater experience aged 13 in
the extra chorus and as an extra
at the Deutsche Nationaltheater
Weimar. Born 1986 in Allgäu.
Dramaturgy assistant at Komische
Oper Berlin since 2013– 2014
season under artistic director
Barrie Kosky. 2009–2012,
cultural studies and aesthetic
practice at Hildesheim University,
majoring in music and theater
studies. Dissertation on the
influence of Vincenzo Bellinis
on Richard Wagner. 2011–2012,
overseas study, musicology at
Bologna University. During
studies, was dramaturgy intern
on Anselm Weber's ”Siegfried“
and directing intern on Barrie
Kosky's ”Götterdäm merung“,
both at Aalto-Theater Essen.
Other experience at Neue
Ruhr Zeitung (NRZ) and
subcoordination of music at
3sat / ZDFkultur. Born 1990 in
Hamburg.
Studying for masters in theater
studies at Freie Universität
Berlin since 2013, with links to
previous artistic research into
new opera forms in virtual and
urban public spaces. 2007–
2013, Bachelors in music and
media studies, American
studies and Masters in media
studies from the Humboldt
Universität zu Berlin. In parallel,
various projects, incl. ideas,
production and dramaturgy for
project ”X Tage bis zum
Wunder – eine Alternate Reality
Opera“ on research into
practices in cross-media opera
forms. Directing, production
and editorial assistant at
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Berlin, at the Donaueschinger
Musiktage, the Bregenzer
Fest spiele and radioeins. 2005 –
2007, internships at Staatsoper
Unter den Linden and
Komischen Oper Berlin in
directing, dramaturgy and
PR. Born 1987 in Berlin.
named winner of the "Neue Szenen" carpentry competition, Deutsche Oper Berlin
+++ Patrick Hahn, fellow 2009–2011, was awarded the first ever Reinhard Schulz prize