Kunst & Kultur

Ivan Repušić appointed General Music Director of Oper Leipzig

Ivan Repušić, one of the most renowned conductors of his generation, has been appointed as the future General Music Director of Oper Leipzig and will take up his post from the 2025/26 season. Intendant (or General Director)  Tobias Wolff put  Repušić forward following an intensive selection process, which culminated in a clear vote in his favour by the selection committee. The resolution of the City of Leipzig’s Cultural Venues Committee is scheduled for November 30, 2023. The selection panel included the representatives of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Opera’s chorus director and chorus representatives, as well as members of the soloist ensemble and music journalist Volker Hagedorn as an external consultant.

Tobias Wolff: »I am very pleased that we have been able to appoint such an accomplished conductor and passionate musician as Ivan Repušić. His inspirational vision for the  development of Oper Leipzig  and his extensive network of  outstanding international singers  will  be a real asset to our leadership  team!« Together with Dr Skadi Jennicke, Mayor and Councillor for Culture of the City of Leipzig, Tobias Wolff welcomed the music director designate at the Opera House.

Profile:

Ivan Repušić is currently Chief Conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Principal Conductor-designate of the Staatskapelle Weimar. Born in Croatia in 1978, he studied conducting at the Academy of Music in Zagreb with Igor Gjadrov and Vjekoslav Sutej. After serving as Chief Conductor and Opera Director of the Croatian National Theatre in Split, Music Director of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Chief Conductor of the Zadar Chamber Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Staatsoper Hannover and Principal Guest Conductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Ivan Repušić was appointed General Music Director of the Staatsoper Hannover for the 2016/2017 season. Since the 2017/2018 season, Ivan Repušić has been Principal Conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra. His tenure will continue until summer 2026.

Guest appearances have led Repušić to the New National Theatre in Tokyo (»La Traviata«), the Deutsche Oper Berlin (a new production of »Francesca da Rimini«, »Nabucco«, »Tannhäuser«, »Der fliegende Holländer«, a new production of »Carmen«, »Tosca«, »Don Carlo« etc.), the Semperoper Dresden (»Madama Butterfly«, »Macbeth«, a new production of »Don Carlo«, a new production of »Turandot« etc.), the Hamburg State Opera (»Rigoletto«, »La Bohème«, »Simon Boccanegra« etc.), the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (»Rigoletto«), the Bavarian State Opera (»Un ballo in maschera«), and to the Komische Oper Berlin. In the 2023/2024 season, he will make his debut at the Zurich Opera House with a new production of Verdi’s »I vespri siciliani«. Ivan Repušić has conducted all the major orchestras and opera companies in Croatia, as well as the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra in Oslo, the Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi di Milano, the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Weimar, the Staatsorchester Hannover, the Wiener Symphoniker, the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.

As Chief Conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra, Ivan Repušić has led numerous concert performances  of operas and orchestral works and released them on leading European labels. Parallel to his career as a conductor, he served on the faculty of the Academy of Arts at the University of Split from 2004 to 2016, where he was awarded the title of Associate Professor. He has also been the recipient of a number of prestigious Croatian awards for his artistic achievements, such as the Vladimir Nazor Award, the Vatroslav Lisinski Award, the Milka Trnina Award, the Orlando Award, the City of Zadar Award and many others. In 2021, he was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Zadar for his extraordinary contribution to culture and art.

On November 29, 2023, Ivan Repušić will guest conduct »The Magic Flute« at Oper Leipzig, and he will also conduct the revival of »Otello« in 2024 / 25. No interviews are scheduled at the moment.

Über Oper Leipzig

Oper Leipzig continues the tradition of 330 years of music theatre in Leipzig: the first opera house “am Brühl” opened in 1693 as the third civic music theatre in Europe after Venice and Hamburg. With around 680 employees, the city’s largest in-house cultural institution comprises five tiers: the Opera, Musikalische Komödie, Leipzig Ballet, 360° Education and the theatre craft workshops, who supply all of the city’s theatres. In addition to the current Opera House at the Augustusplatz, built in 1960, Oper Leipzig also includes the Musikalische Komödie in the Lindenau area, a venue specialising in musicals and operettas.

www.oper-leipzig.de/en

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

Oper Leipzig
Augustusplatz 12
04109 Leipzig
Telefon: +49 (341) 1261-0
Telefax: +49 (341) 1261-300
http://www.oper-leipzig.de

Ansprechpartner:
Gudula Kienemund
Pressesprecherin der Oper Leipzig
Telefon: +49 (341) 1261-266
Fax: +49 (341) 1261-384
E-Mail: kienemund@oper-leipzig.de
Für die oben stehende Story ist allein der jeweils angegebene Herausgeber (siehe Firmenkontakt oben) verantwortlich. Dieser ist in der Regel auch Urheber des Pressetextes, sowie der angehängten Bild-, Ton-, Video-, Medien- und Informationsmaterialien. Die United News Network GmbH übernimmt keine Haftung für die Korrektheit oder Vollständigkeit der dargestellten Meldung. Auch bei Übertragungsfehlern oder anderen Störungen haftet sie nur im Fall von Vorsatz oder grober Fahrlässigkeit. Die Nutzung von hier archivierten Informationen zur Eigeninformation und redaktionellen Weiterverarbeitung ist in der Regel kostenfrei. Bitte klären Sie vor einer Weiterverwendung urheberrechtliche Fragen mit dem angegebenen Herausgeber. Eine systematische Speicherung dieser Daten sowie die Verwendung auch von Teilen dieses Datenbankwerks sind nur mit schriftlicher Genehmigung durch die United News Network GmbH gestattet.

counterpixel