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Hans Neuenfels (German pronunciation: [hans ˈnɔʏənfɛls]; 31 May 1941 – 6 February 2022) was a German writer, poet, film producer, librettist, theatre director, opera director and theatre manager. As a director, he first focused on drama, staged at prominent houses such as the Vienna Burgtheater, and became a leading exponent of German ...
Hans Neuenfels porträtiert von Oliver Mark, Berlin 2006. Hans Neuenfels (* 31. Mai 1941 in Krefeld; † 6. Februar 2022 in Berlin [ 1]) war ein deutscher Theater - und Opern regisseur, Theaterintendant, Schriftsteller, Filmemacher und Librettist .
Feb 9, 2022 · Hans Neuenfels gave us all massive journeys throughout his extraordinary life and I, for one, mourn his passing as a great loss to the world of theatre and opera while counting myself so very ...
Annette Dasch, Klaus Florian Vogt and Petra Lang in Hans Neuenfels' production of Lohengrin at the Bayreuth Festival 2011. On 2 August Astrid Weber replaced Annette Dasch, who was ill. Photo: Enrico Nawrath / Bayreuther Festspiele. The orchestra was on fine form indeed, its strings silky and aspiring upwards in the First Act Prelude.
Hans Neuenfels was born May 31, 1941, in Krefeld in northwest Germany, the only child of Arthur and Marie (Frenken) Neuenfels. He started writing as a child, and immediately had a capacity to shock. “At the age of 9 I wrote my first poems and stories, which I read to my parents,” he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 2013.
Jul 30, 2014 · Bayreuth Festival - Lohengrin, 30 July 2014 (Neuenfels/Nelsons) Wilhelm Schwinghammer’s subtle portrayal of King Henry made him a far more interesting character than one often hears: partly Neuenfels’s doing, no doubt, but also the consequence of a thoughtful approach to musical dramatisation on stage, in which weakness and power (both relative) found themselves in fruitful contradiction.
There is probably no director who has mastered the art of bowing as confidently as Hans Neuenfels. No matter how loud the waves of indignation might be, which burned against him at the premieres of his opera productions, Hans Neuenfels always remained the sovereign grand seigneur, who presented himself to the audience smiling, but without any trace of defiance or being offended.
