Achim Freyer
Illustration — Achim Freyer Achim Freyer (born 30 March 1934) is a German stage director, set designer and painter. A protégé of Bertolt Brecht, Freyer has become one of the world's leading opera directors, working throughout Europe and, since 2002, in the United States, principally with the Los Angeles Opera. Since 1992, Freyer has developed a number of productions featuring his own troupe of performers, known as the Freyer Ensemble.
Achim Freyer
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- Born
- 1934 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany · German Democratic Republic
- Occupation
- painter · professor · scenographer · costume designer · director · artist
- Fields
- theatre · film · visual arts · directing
- Honours
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Kainz Medal · Nestroy theater award/lifetime achievement · Nestroy Theatre Prize
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Achim Freyer Achim Freyer (born 30 March 1934) is a German stage director, set designer and painter. A protégé of Bertolt Brecht, Freyer has become one of the world's leading opera directors, working throughout Europe and, since 2002, in the United States, principally with the Los Angeles Opera. Since 1992, Freyer has developed a number of productions featuring his own troupe of performers, known as the Freyer Ensemble.
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1934
Achim Freyer born at Berlin.
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- Freyer, Achim, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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Freyer staged a controversial production of Wagner's Ring Cycle in Los Angeles in 2010, praised by many critics but criticised by some of its own stars.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is theatre, film and visual arts. Employment is recorded with Berlin University of the Arts. Positions recorded include emeritus. Work by Achim Freyer is recorded in the collections of Neue Nationalgalerie. Distinctions recorded are Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Kainz Medal, Nestroy theater award/lifetime achievement and Nestroy Theatre Prize.
• 1987: Kainz-Medaille of Vienna • 1990: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany • 2000: Bayerischer Theaterpreis • 2005: Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien • 2007: Hein-Heckroth-Bühnenbildpreis • 2015: Nestroy Theatre Prize for his life's work • 2016: Der Faust in the category Bühne/Kostüm (stage/costume) for Esame di mezzanotte, Nationaltheater Mannheim • 2022: Der Faust, lifetime achievement
Achim Freyer, Nestroy Theatre Awards 2015 (Ronacher, Vienna, Austria).
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Achim Freyer, Nestroy Theatre Awards 2015 (Ronacher, Vienna, Austria).
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