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7 unusual facts about Harry Kupfer


Adolf Dallapozza

In opera, he sang Rudolfo in a 1984 production of La bohème, directed by Harry Kupfer; in 1988 Wilhem Meister in Thomas's Mignon; in 1990 the role of Lenski in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.

Harry Kupfer

Since the 1970s, he has also directed productions of Richard Wagner at the Bayreuth Festival, including Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Harry Kupfer (born 12 August 1935) is a German opera director.

Komische Oper Berlin

Subsequently, Harry Kupfer directed the company for 21 seasons, until 2002.

Lisbeth Balslev

After two years, Balslev left the Royal Danish Theater and had her international breakthrough as Senta in Harry Kupfer's staging of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer at the 1978 Bayreuth Festival.

Mozart!

The original production was directed by the controversial opera director Harry Kupfer.

Reinhard Seehafer

He worked with directors and choreographers such as Harry Kupfer, Joachim Herz and Tom Schilling.


Walter Felsenstein

His most famous students were Götz Friedrich and Harry Kupfer both of whom went on to have important careers developing Felsenstein's work.


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