Jury

The RING AWARD 20 Jury:

Nora Schmid

Intendant, Oper Graz, Chair

Nora Schmid, born in Berne (Switzerland), studied musicology and business administration in her home city and in Rome. As a student she devoted much of her time and energy to classical singing and had her first stage experiences...

Iris Laufenberg

Intendant, Schauspielhaus Graz, Chair

Born in Cologne in 1966, Iris Laufenberg studied "Theatre, Drama and Media" at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. From 1991 to 1997 she was a member of the artistic direction and theatrical dramaturgy team at Schauspiel...

Ole Wiggo Bang

Intendant, Wermland Opera, Karlstad

Ole Wiggo Bang started his professional career as a conductor in Norway in 1975. In the 1970s and ’80s he conducted most of the Norwegian and Swedish orchestras and was chief conductor at Göteborg Opera (Stora Teatern) until...

Valérie Chevalier

Directrice Générale, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Valérie Chevalier has received a musical education from the age of nine taking singing, flute and drama lessons. After winning the first prize in singing at the Rouen Conservatory, she became a member of École d’Art Lyrique de...

Peter de Caluwe

Directeur Général, La Monnaie / De Munt, Bruxelles

Peter de Caluwe (Belgian, born 1963) read literature and theatre at the universities of Ghent, Brussels, and Antwerp. He obtained his master’s degree with a thesis on mise-en-scène in opera. While still a student, Gérard Mortier invited him...

Heribert Germeshausen

Intendant, Oper Dortmund

In August 2018, Heribert Germeshausen became artistic director of the Dortmund Opera. From 2011 to July 2018, he was head of the opera section of Theater Heidelberg. At the same time, he was artistic director of the Baroque...

Roland Geyer

Intendant, Theater an der Wien

Roland Geyer was born in Vienna on 29 December 1952 and studied mathematical economics at the Technical University, sports science at the University, and cultural management at the University of Music in Vienna. In the late 1970s and...

Per Boye Hansen

Artistic Director for Opera at Prague National Theater

Per Boye Hansen (born 1957) studied Theatre Science at the University of Oslo and Music-theatre directing at the Music Academy in Essen (Folkwanghochschule) where he graduated in 1982. From 1983 to 1992 he was the Leader and Artistic...

Stefan Herheim

Stage Director

Norwegian director Stefan Herheim was born in Oslo in 1970. He began directing operas with his own puppet theatre aged six. He studied cello while working as a production assistant at Norwegian National Opera, where his father played...

Dietmar Schwarz

Intendant, Deutsche Oper Berlin

Dietmar Schwarz was born in Biberach an der Riss in Germany. He took up literature and theatre studies in Munich and at the Paris Sorbonne. He held professional positions at Theater Freiburg, Bremer Theater, and Oper Frankfurt. In...

Peter Spuhler

Generalintendant, Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Peter Spuhler was born in Berlin in 1965. He studied stage direction and dramaturgy at Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna, and for his diploma production he received a diploma with honours as well as an award sponsored by the Austrian...

Katrin Lea Tag

Stage Designer

Born in Berlin in 1972, she studied stage design with Professor Erich Wonder and painting and graphic art with Professor Renée Green at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1997 she won the first prize of...

Peter Theiler

Intendant, Semperoper Dresden

Born in Basel in 1956, Peter Theiler already worked as assistant director alongside his academic studies (history and German literature), among others at Grand Théâtre de Genève and Oper Frankfurt. During the season of 1987/1988 he found his...

Albrecht Thiemann

Opernwelt

Born 1958 at Wetzlar, growing up at Wuppertal. 1967 to 1976 Wilhelm-Dörpfeld-Gymnasium (classical focus), in addition piano instruction, member of the Wuppertal Kurrende boys’ choir, singer in church choirs. 1972 to 1974 extramural studies of church music (C-exam),...