Biography
Jürgen Flimm (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈflɪm]; 17 July 1941 – 4 February 2023) was a German theatre and opera director, theatre manager, and academic teacher. Flimm was first active in drama, and made the Thalia Theater in Hamburg one of the most successful German theatres when he managed it from 1985 to 2000. He was general manager of the Salzburg Festival and RuhrTriennale festivals, and intendant of the Berlin State Opera from 2010 to 2018. He directed internationally, including Beethoven's Fidelio at the Metropolitan Opera, the 2000 Ring cycle production at the Bayreuth Festival, and the 2002 world premiere of Friedrich Cerha's Der Riese vom Steinfeld at the Vienna State Opera.
Filmography
all 49
Movies 35
Director 20
TV Shows 14
self 13
Producer 2
Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust (2017)
Shark Alarm at Müggel Lake (2013)
Talk im Hangar-7 (2010)
Strauss: Salome (2008)
Verdi La Traviata (2005)
Käthchens Traum (2004)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio (2003)
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House) (2001)
Otello (2001)
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House) (2000)
Fidelio (2000)
Zwischen Rosen (1997)
The Break-In (1991)
Der Schwierige (1991)
Die Wupper (1985)
Amphitryon (1982)
Polnischer Sommer (1981)
Angels of Iron (1981)
Looping (1981)
Uns reicht das nicht (1979)
Ein Herz und eine Seele (1973)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
The Accident (1968)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1941-07-17
Deathday2023-02-04 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceGießen, Germany
SpouseInge Flimm
SiblingsDieter Flimm
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Max Brauer Award, Konrad Wolf Prize, Berliner Bär, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)
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