Olivia Fuchs

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Olivia Fuchs (born 1963) is a British-German stage director.

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Olivia Fuchs was born in 1963 in London and holds dual citizenship (British and German). She was first educated in West Germany and went on to study at Westfield College at the University of London and at Berkley University in California. She also completed a Postgraduate Acting course at the Drama Studio in London. [1]

She has mainly worked at Opera Holland Park in London, Theater Magdeburg in Germany and at the Den Jyske Opera, the Danish National Opera, where she directed three Verdi operas: Rigoletto , La traviata , Il trovatore . Notable productions include Der Rosenkavalier at Welsh National Opera [2] and The Marriage of Figaro at the English National Opera, [3] Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Opera House in London, [4] and Dvořák's Rusalka at Opera Australia and at Opera North. She was invited by Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires for Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande and by the Scottish Opera for Ines de Castro , an opera about a Galician noblewoman and courtier, lover and secret wife of King Pedro I of Portugal. In Oviedo she has directed Madama Butterfly and The Magic Flute , in Oldenburg Dead Man Walking , in Garsington The Rake's Progress and Hänsel and Gretel , and in Longborough The Cunning Little Vixen . At the Theater Magdeburg, Olivia Faust staged Der Rosenkavalier, Otello , Madama Butterfly and the world premiere of Grete Minde by Eugen Engel. At Opera Holland Park she staged Káťa Kabanová , Jenůfa , Iolanta , Fidelio , Macbeth , [5] Lucia di Lammermoor , [6] and Iris , [7] seven operas in which women are the principal characters.

In Autumn of 2022, her interpretation of Janáček's The Makropulos Affair premiered at the Welsh National Opera. [8] This production was also shown on tour in the UK and in Brno, at the 2022 Janáček Festival, with Ángeles Blancas Gulín in the title role. [9] In July 2023, the Longborough Festival Opera presented her new staging of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo , with Peter Gijsbertsen  [ de ] in the title role. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Olivia Fuchs ..." Volksstimme. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Rian. "Der Rosenkavalier review – balances humour and emotion". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Gilbert, Susie (2011). Opera for Everybody: The Story of English National Opera. Faber & Faber. p. 567.
  4. ↑ Benjamin Britten: Midsummer Night's Dream, Ouverture Publishing 2018
  5. ↑ Picard, Anna. "Macbeth/ Holland Park Opera, Holland Park, London". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Gray, Christopher (13 June 2012). "Lucia di Lammermoor: Opera Holland Park". The Oxford Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Ashley, Tim (8 June 2016). "Iris review – queasy, mucky and uncomfortable but essential viewing". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Smith, Mike (21 September 2022). "Review: The Makropolus (sic) Affair, Janáček Welsh National Opera". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Makropulos Affair; the director's perspective". Welsh National Orchestra. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Smith, Sam (18 July 2023). "L'Orfeo review – blending the ancient and modern at Longborough Festival Opera" . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "2007 Green Room Awards Announced". Australian Stage. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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