Achim Freyer
German stage director, set designer and painter · Germany · On the map · Directors · Born 1934 · age 92
Achim Freyer 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.
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2015Nestroy theater award/lifetime achievementAward1996
Don Giovanni. Teatro La FeniceFilm, Director1992MetamorphosenFilm, Director1989Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1987Kainz MedalAward1986
A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an OperaFilm, Himself1983
Philip Glass: SatyagrahaFilm, Producer1981
Der FreischützFilm, Director1970
A Flea in the EarFilm, Writer1934Born30 March 1934
Don Giovanni. Teatro La FeniceFilm, Director1992MetamorphosenFilm, Director1989Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1987Kainz MedalAward1986A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an OperaFilm, Himself1983Philip Glass: SatyagrahaFilm, Producer1981Der FreischützFilm, Director1970A Flea in the EarFilm, Writer1934Born30 March 1934Also in Deutsch
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About this person
Since 1992, Freyer has developed a number of productions featuring his own troupe of performers, known as the Freyer Ensemble.
Country
Germany
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1934 · age 92
