Stefan Herheim

Born in Oslo, Stefan Herheim studied cello and voice and established an opera puppet company that toured throughout Norway. In 1994 he entered the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg, where he studied opera directing with Götz Friedrich. He has since staged many works, from early Baroque to contemporary repertoire, at various European opera houses and festivals including in Bayreuth, Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Edinburgh, Bregenz, Berlin, Paris, London, Vienna, Amsterdam, Brussels, Oslo and Copenhagen. He has been named Director of the Year three times by Opernwelt and has received several international awards and prizes for his work. He regularly lectures at European academies and since 2022, has been Artistic Director at Theater an der Wien.