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'''Bruno Berger-Gorski''' (born August 8, 1962, [[Hagen]], Germany) is a German opera director of Polish descent.<ref name="luxuriant1">{{cite web|url=http://www.luxuriant.lu/2016/01/bruno-berger-gorski/ |language=en| accessdate=2016-07-24 |title=Luxuriant Online }}</ref><ref name="derwesten1">{{cite web|author=Jens Stubbe |url=http://www.derwesten.de/wp/staedte/hagen/maerchen-statist-kehrt-als-regisseur-zurueck-id5045541.html |title=Märchen-Statist kehrt als Regisseur zurück &#124; Westfalenpost.de |language=de|publisher=Derwesten.de |date=2011-09-09 |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref> He lives in [[Vienna]], [[Cologne]] and [[Nuremberg]].<ref name="theaterhagen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaterhagen.de/ueber-uns/schauspielermitarbeiter.html?tx_theatre_person%5Bactor%5D=636&tx_theatre_person%5Baction%5D=show&tx_theatre_person%5Bcontroller%5D=Actor&cHash=078ea050b58243e0644f93c4a8375af7 |title=Schauspieler/Mitarbeiter |publisher=Theaterhagen.de |date= |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmz.de/online/verdi-in-wroclaw-ein-mega-event-keine-neudeutung |title=Verdi in Wroclaw – ein Mega-Event, keine Neudeutung &#124; nmz - neue musikzeitung |publisher=Nmz.de |date= |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref>
'''Bruno Berger-Gorski''' (born August 8, 1962, [[Hagen]], Germany) is a German opera director of Polish descent.<ref name="luxuriant1">{{cite web|url=http://www.luxuriant.lu/2016/01/bruno-berger-gorski/ |language=en| accessdate=2016-07-24 |title=Luxuriant Online }}</ref><ref name="derwesten1">{{cite web|author=Jens Stubbe |url=http://www.derwesten.de/wp/staedte/hagen/maerchen-statist-kehrt-als-regisseur-zurueck-id5045541.html |title=Märchen-Statist kehrt als Regisseur zurück &#124; Westfalenpost.de |language=de|publisher=Derwesten.de |date=2011-09-09 |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref> He lives in [[Vienna]], [[Cologne]] and [[Nuremberg]].<ref name="theaterhagen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaterhagen.de/ueber-uns/schauspielermitarbeiter.html?tx_theatre_person%5Bactor%5D=636&tx_theatre_person%5Baction%5D=show&tx_theatre_person%5Bcontroller%5D=Actor&cHash=078ea050b58243e0644f93c4a8375af7 |title=Schauspieler/Mitarbeiter |publisher=Theaterhagen.de |date= |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmz.de/online/verdi-in-wroclaw-ein-mega-event-keine-neudeutung |title=Verdi in Wroclaw – ein Mega-Event, keine Neudeutung &#124; nmz - neue musikzeitung |publisher=Nmz.de |date= |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref>




== Career ==
== Career ==
Bruno Berger-Gorski attended the Albrecht Dürer Gymnasium in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He later attended the University of Vienna, where he studied theater, music and art history and finished with a master's degree.<ref name="theaterhagen1" /> While still at university he wrote a work on Dirk D'Ase called ''Dirk D'Ase und sein musikdramatisches Werk mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Uraufführung 'Einstein, Spuren des Lichts'.'' Berger-Gorski has demonstrated a focus on rediscovering old or rarely performed operas. He has directed works by (among others) [[Udo Zimmermann]], [[Ella Milch-Sheriff]], [[Giselher Klebe]], [[Tom Johnson (Composer)|Tom Johnson]], [[Manfred Trojahn]], [[Knut Vaage]] and [[Camille Kerger]]. His staging of Offenbach's "The Rhine Nixies" at the Theater Trier was designated Rediscovery of the Year 2005 by the German opera journal Opernwelt.<ref name="kultiversum1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kultiversum.de/userfiles/file/R_ow_2000-2009.pdf |format=PDF |title=Inhaltsverzeichnis : Reihenfolge des Inhaltsverzeichnisses |publisher=Kultiversum.de |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref> Berger-Gorski is the only active German opera director who has put on operas on four continents.<ref name="derwesten1" />
Bruno Berger-Gorski attended the Albrecht Dürer Gymnasium in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He later attended the University of Vienna, where he studied theater, music and art history and finished with a master's degree.<ref name="theaterhagen1" /> While still at university he wrote a work on Dirk D'Ase called ''Dirk D'Ase und sein musikdramatisches Werk mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Uraufführung 'Einstein, Spuren des Lichts{{'}}'' (roughly: Dirk D'Ase and his dramatic music works with special consideration for the premiere of ''Einstein, Footsteps in Light&thinsp;''). Berger-Gorski has demonstrated a focus on rediscovering old or rarely performed operas. He has directed works by [[Udo Zimmermann]], [[Ella Milch-Sheriff]], [[Giselher Klebe]], [[Tom Johnson (Composer)|Tom Johnson]], [[Manfred Trojahn]], [[Knut Vaage]] and [[Camille Kerger]]. His staging of Offenbach's ''[[Die Rheinnixen]]'' (The Rhine Nixies) at the Theater Trier was designated Rediscovery of the Year 2005 by the German opera journal ''Opernwelt''.<ref name="kultiversum1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kultiversum.de/userfiles/file/R_ow_2000-2009.pdf |format=PDF |title=Inhaltsverzeichnis : Reihenfolge des Inhaltsverzeichnisses |publisher=Kultiversum.de |accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref> Berger-Gorski is the only active German opera director who has staged operas on four continents.<ref name="derwesten1" />


As an international invited director Berger-Gorski has brought more than 100 opera titles from the standard repertoire onto stages around the world. He also shows a preference for unusual, rare and contemporary works, such as [[Dirk d'Ase]]'s "Einstein" (World Premiere in [[Ulm]]), [[Gomes]]' "Condor" for the [[Festival Amazonas de Ópera]] in [Manaus], [[Wolf-Ferrari]]'s "Sly" or most recently [[Adreana Hölszky]]'s "Triologia" in [[Bonn]] or [[Ella Milch-Sheriff]]'s "Baruch's Schweigen" at Theater [[Fürth]].
As an internationally invited director, Berger-Gorski has brought more than 100 opera titles from the standard repertoire onto stages around the world. He also shows a preference for unusual, rare and contemporary works, such as [[Dirk d'Ase]]'s ''Einstein'' (World Premiere in [[Ulm]]), [[Gomes]]' ''Condor'' for the [[Festival Amazonas de Ópera]] in [[Manaus]], [[Wolf-Ferrari]]'s ''Sly'' or most recently [[Adreana Hölszky]]'s ''Triologia'' in [[Bonn]] or [[Ella Milch-Sheriff]]'s ''Baruch's Schweigen'' at Theater [[Fürth]].


Berger-Gorski's mastery of 5 languages has allowed him to direct at Opera-houses like the [[Teatro Colon]] in [[Buenos Aires]], the [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]] in [[Barcelona]], the [[Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex]] in [[Caracas]], the [[National Theatre (Prague)]], the [[Teatro Solis]] in [[Montevideo]], the [[Seoul Arts Center]] in [[Korea]], in [[Ashkelon]], at the [[Greek National Opera]] in [[Athens]] and at the [[Florida Grand Opera]] in [[Miami]].<ref>http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/artist/bruno-berger-gorski</ref>
Berger-Gorski's mastery of 5 languages has allowed him to direct at Opera-houses like the [[Teatro Colon]] in [[Buenos Aires]], the [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]] in [[Barcelona]], the [[Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex]] in [[Caracas]], the [[National Theatre (Prague)]], the [[Teatro Solis]] in [[Montevideo]], the [[Seoul Arts Center]] in [[Korea]], in [[Ashkelon]], at the [[Greek National Opera]] in [[Athens]] and at the [[Florida Grand Opera]] in [[Miami]].<ref>http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/artist/bruno-berger-gorski</ref>


At present, Berger-Gorski is directing premieres of works by Josef Tal and Ella Milch-Sheriff in Bonn, Luxembourg and Vienna. In August 2015 he directed Prokofiev's "Betrothal in a Monastery" in São Paulo, and in 2016 in Wroclaw, as part of its program as European Capital of Culture, he is putting on a new production of Verdi's "Macbeth".
At present, Berger-Gorski is directing premieres of works by Josef Tal and Ella Milch-Sheriff in Bonn, Luxembourg and Vienna. In August 2015, he directed Prokofiev's ''[[Betrothal in a Monastery]]'' in São Paulo, and in 2016 in Wroclaw, as part of its program as European Capital of Culture, he is putting on a new production of Verdi's ''[[Macbeth]]''.


== Works (selection) ==
== Works (selection) ==
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! Year !! Production
! Year !! Production
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| 2016 || [[The Marksman]] ([[Weber]]) for [[Theater & Philharmonie Thüringen]] with [[Laurent Wagner]] (Conductor)
| 2016 || ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' (The Marksman) ([[Carl Maria von Weber|Weber]]) for [[Theater & Philharmonie Thüringen]] with [[Laurent Wagner]] (Conductor)
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|-
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| || [[Macbeth]] ([[Verdi]]) for the [[Opera Wroclaw]] with [[Vladimir Chmelo]] for the European Capitals of Culture Program of the European Commission
| || ''Macbeth'' ([[Verdi]]) for the [[Opera Wroclaw]] with [[Vladimir Chmelo]] for the European Capitals of Culture Program of the European Commission
|-
|-
|-
|-
| || ''[[Conversation with a stone]]'' ([[Ella Milch-Sheriff]]) the Chamber Opera [[The Garden (opera)|The Garden]] ([[Josef Tal]]) linked by the sculpture [[Carrelino]] by [[Daniel Spoerri]] at the [[Theater Esch]] (Luxemburg) in Cooperation with the [[Opera Bonn]], Conductor [[Marino Formenti]], with the [[United Instruments of Lucelin]]
| || ''[[Conversation with a stone]]'' ([[Ella Milch-Sheriff]]) the Chamber Opera ''[[The Garden (opera)|The Garden]]'' ([[Josef Tal]]) linked by the sculpture ''Carrelino'' by [[Daniel Spoerri]] at the [[Theater Esch]] (Luxemburg) in Cooperation with the [[Opera Bonn]], Conductor [[Marino Formenti]], with the [[United Instruments of Lucelin]]
|-
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|-
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| 2015 || ''[[Conversation with a stone]]'' ([[Ella Milch-Sheriff]]), scenic world premier and the Chamber Opera [[The Garden (opera)|The Garden]] ([[Josef Tal]]) linked by the sculpture [[Carrelino]] by [[Daniel Spoerri]] at the [[Bundeskunsthalle Bonn]] in Cooperation with [[Oper Bonn]], Patronage [[Hadar Handelsman]] (Israelian Ambassador), Conductor [[Marino Formenti]]
| 2015 || ''[[Conversation with a stone]]'' ([[Ella Milch-Sheriff]]), scenic world premier and the Chamber Opera ''[[The Garden (opera)|The Garden]]'' ([[Josef Tal]]) linked by the sculpture ''Carrelino'' by [[Daniel Spoerri]] at the [[Bundeskunsthalle Bonn]] in Cooperation with [[Oper Bonn]], Patronage [[Hadar Handelsman]] (Israelian Ambassador), Conductor [[Marino Formenti]]
|-
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|-
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| || '''" Betrothal in a Monastery/ Verlobung im Kloster"''' by Prokofjiew for the Theatro Sao Pedro in São Paulo, with Luiz Malheiro (Conductor)
| || ''Betrothal in a Monastery/Verlobung im Kloster'' ([[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]) for the Theatro Sao Pedro in São Paulo, with Luiz Malheiro (Conductor)
|-
|-
| || '''"Baruch's Schweigen"''' by Ella Milch-Sheriff for the Theater in Fürth
| || ''Baruch's Schweigen'' (Ella Milch-Sheriff) for the Theater in Fürth
|-
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| 2014 || '''"Macbeth"''' with Lucio Gallo for the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw/ Breslau
| 2014 || ''Macbeth'' with Lucio Gallo for the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw / Breslau
|-
|-
| || '''"Otello"''' with R.D. Smith, Maria Luigia Borsi for Oviedo, Ives Abel (Dirigent)
| || ''[[Otello (Rossini)|Otello]]'' ([[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini]]) with R.D. Smith, Maria Luigia Borsi for Oviedo, Ives Abel (Dirigent)
|-
|-
| || '''"Der Liebesfluch"''' U.A Kammeroper about "Georg Trakl" by Kraus-Hübner, in Salzburg with Marino Forementi, Trakl-Gedenkstätte, Stage Daniel Spoerri
| || ''Der Liebesfluch'' U.A Kammeroper about "Georg Trakl" by Kraus-Hübner, in Salzburg with Marino Forementi, Trakl-Gedenkstätte, Stage Daniel Spoerri
|-
|-
| || '''"Zauberflöte"''' for the Opera Maribor, Slowenien
| || ''Zauberflöte'' for the Opera Maribor, Slowenien
|-
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| 2013 || '''"Don Giovanni"''' for the Janáček-Opera in Brno, Coproduktion with Teatro del Giglio Lucca, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo
| 2013 || ''[[Don Giovanni]]'' ([[Giuseppe Gazzaniga|Gazzaniga]]) for the Janáček-Opera in Brno, co-production with Teatro del Giglio Lucca, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo
|-
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| || '''"Rigoletto"''' for Trier with Jacek Strauch
| || ''[[Rigoletto]]'' (Verdi) for Trier with Jacek Strauch
|-
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| || '''"Someone is going to come"''' by Knut Vaage/ Jon Fosse combined with
| || ''Someone is going to come'' by Knut Vaage / Jon Fosse combined with<br />''Mond aus kochender Milch'' by C.Kerger / N.Helminger europ. E.A for Kaiserslautern / TNL Louxemburg
'''"Mond aus kochender Milch"''' by C.Kerger/ N.Helminger europ.E.A for Kaiserslautern/TNL Louxemburg
|-
|-
| || '''"Otello"''' for the Theater Bremerhaven with Ray.M.Wade/Sangmin Lee
| || ''Otello'' for the Theater Bremerhaven with Ray.M.Wade / Sangmin Lee
|-
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| 2012 || '''"Zauberflöte"''' for Opera Zuid/Maastricht
| 2012 || ''Zauberflöte'' for Opera Zuid/Maastricht
|-
|-
| || '''"Don Carlo"''' with Noa Danon for the Theater Magdeburg - Coproduction with
| || ''[[Don Carlos]]'' (Verdi) with Noa Danon for the Theater Magdeburg &ndash; co-production with National Theater Brno
National Theater Brno
|-
|-
| 2011 || '''"Lakme"''' für the Theater Trier with Adreana Kraschewski
| 2011 || ''[[Lakmé]]'' ([[Léo Delibes|Delibes]]) für the Theater Trier with Adreana Kraschewski
|-
|-
| || '''"Mass"/"Bernstein"''' scenic Performance for the Votiv-Church in Vienna
| || ''Mass''/''Bernstein'' scenic performance for the Votiv-Church in Vienna
|-
|-
| || '''"La Boheme"''' for the Theater Hagen, 100 Jahre Jubilee with Jaclyn Bermudez
| || ''[[La bohème (Leoncavallo)|La bohème]]'' ([[Ruggero Leoncavallo|Leoncavallo]]) for the Theater Hagen, 100 Jahre Jubilee with Jaclyn Bermudez
|-
|-
| 2010 || '''"Mass"/"Bernstein"''' for Opera Bergen
| 2010 || ''Mass''/''Bernstein'' for Opera Bergen
|-
|-
| || '''"Tosca"''' with Iano Tamar/Gustavo Porta for the Performing Art Center in Mumbai/Indien
| || ''[[Tosca]]'' ([[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]) with Iano Tamar/Gustavo Porta for the Performing Art Center in Mumbai/Indien
|-
|-
| || '''"Don Giovanni"''' with Carlo Colombara for Lucca/Bergamo
| || ''Don Giovanni'' with Carlo Colombara for Lucca/Bergamo
|-
|-
| 2009 || '''"Vampyr"'''/Marschner für the Opera Festival Heidenheim
| 2009 || ''[[Der Vampyr]] ([[Heinrich Marschner|Marschner]]) für the Opera Festival Heidenheim
|-
|-
| || '''"Vampirabile/ Monolog/ Es kamen schwarze Vögel"''' Adriana Hölszky as scenic World Premier for Bonn, Kammermusiksaal
| || ''Vampirabile/ Monolog/ Es kamen schwarze Vögel'' Adriana Hölszky as scenic World Premier for Bonn, Kammermusiksaal
|-
|-
| || '''"Macbeth"''' for the Janáček-National Opera in Brno
| || ''Macbeth'' for the Janáček-National Opera in Brno
|-
|-
| || '''"Rigoletto"''' for the Bellas Artes in Mexico-City, with Maria Alejandres, Arturo Chacon
| || ''Rigoletto'' for the Bellas Artes in Mexico-City, with Maria Alejandres, Arturo Chacon
|-
|-
| ||"'''Rigoletto"''' for the Opera Bonn, with Julia Novikova
| ||''Rigoletto'' for the Opera Bonn, with Julia Novikova
|-
|-
| || '''"Hänsel und Gretel"''' for Opera Zuid, Maastricht, NL
| || ''[[Hansel and Gretel (opera)|Hänsel und Gretel]]'' ([[Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)|Humperdinck]]) for Opera Zuid, Maastricht, NL
|-
|-
| 2008 ||''' "Freischütz"''' for the Opera Festival in Heidenheim with J,Havranova, P .Bernhard
| 2008 ||''Der Freischütz'' for the Opera Festival in Heidenheim with J. Havranova, P. Bernhard
|-
|-
| || '''"Les Contes d`Hoffmann" ''' for Arenum/Bergen with P.Bernhard, K.Coresi
| || ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann|Les contes d'Hoffmann]]'' ([[Jacques Offenbach|Offenbach]]) for Arenum/Bergen with P.Bernhard, K.Coresi
|-
|-
| || '''"Traviata"''' with P. Antonucci, Roberto Sacca, P. Gavanelli Open-air in La Palma at Convento St.Cruz
| || ''[[La traviata]]'' (Verdi) with P. Antonucci, Roberto Sacca, P. Gavanelli. Open-air in La Palma at Convento St.Cruz
|-
|-
| || '''"La Fille du Regiment"''' with Annemarie Kremer for Opera Zuid, Maastricht
| || ''[[La fille du régiment]]'' ([[Gaetano Donizetti|Donizetti]]) with Annemarie Kremer for Opera Zuid, Maastricht


|-
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| 2007 || '''"Trovatore"''' with G.Oniani for Staatsoper Kazan/Den Haag,
| 2007 || ''[[Il trovatore]]'' (Verdi) with G.Oniani for Staatsoper Kazan/Den Haag
|-
|-
| || '''"Titus"'''/Mozart in the M.Trojahn-Composure for Würzburg
| || ''[[La clemenza di Tito]]'' ([[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]) in the M.Trojahn-Composure for Würzburg
|-
|-
| || '''"Trovatore"''' with Ikaia-Purday/G.Oniani, R.Ragatzu for Kaiserslautern
| || ''Il trovatore'' with Ikaia-Purday/G.Oniani, R.Ragatzu for Kaiserslautern
|-
|-
| || '''"Norma"''' with Olga Makarina, Carmen Oprisanu at the National Theater Prague
| || ''[[Norma (opera)|Norma]]'' ([[Vincenzo Bellini|Bellini]]) with Olga Makarina, Carmen Oprisanu at the National Theater Prague
|-
|-
| || "Hänsel und Gretel" for the Theater Greifswald/Stralsund
| || ''Hänsel und Gretel'' for the Theater Greifswald/Stralsund
|-
|-
| 2006 || '''"La Boheme"''' for the Opera in Thessaloniki with Alexia Voulgaridou, Andrea Coronella, Stage: Daniel Dvorak
| 2006 || ''La bohème'' for the Opera in Thessaloniki with Alexia Voulgaridou, Andrea Coronella, Stage: Daniel Dvorak
|-
|-
| || "'''Susannah"'''/Floyd as skandinavian Premiere for the Vest Norges Opera in a hangar at the Airport Bergen
| || ''[[Susannah]]'' ([[Carlisle Floyd|Floyd]]) as Scandinavian premiere for the Vest Norges Opera in a hangar at the Airport Bergen
|-
|-
| || '''"Figaro"'''-Excerpts for the Conservatoire Luxembourg
| || ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' (Mozart) &ndash; excerpts for the Conservatoire Luxembourg
|-
|-
| || '''"Samson e Dalila"''' with J.Perdigon/Graciella Araya for the Vest-Norges-Opera
| || ''[[Samson and Delilah (opera)|Samson et Dalila]]'' ([[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns]]) with J.Perdigon/Graciella Araya for the Vest-Norges-Opera
|-
|-
| 2005 || "'''Die Zauberflöte"''' for the Florida Grand Opera in Miami/USA
| 2005 || ''Die Zauberflöte'' for the Florida Grand Opera in Miami, US
|-
|-
| || '''"Die Rheinnixen"'''/Offenbach as a German premiere for the Theater Trier,
| || ''[[Die Rheinnixen]]'' (Offenbach) as a German premiere for the Theater Trier,<br />Rediscovery of the Year (''Opernweltjahrbuch'')<ref name="kultiversum1"/>
Rediscovery of the Year (Opernweltjahrbuch)<ref name="kultiversum1"/>
|-
|-
| || '''"Tannhäuser"''' for the Opera in Oviedo, Spanien, with W.Millgramm, E.Magee, G.Araya, Conductor:F.Haider, Scenography: H.Balthes
| || ''[[Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser]]'' ([[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]) for the Opera in Oviedo, Spanien, with W.Millgramm, E.Magee, G.Araya, Conductor:F.Haider, Scenography: H.Balthes
|-
|-
| || '''"Azrael"'''/Tango-Opera by Dirk D`Ase as a German premiere for the Theater Trier
| || ''Azrael'' (Dirk D'Ase) Tango-Opera as a German premiere for the Theater Trier

|-
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| 2004 || '''"Traviata"'''-Open-Air with Ana-Maria Kaufmann, Harry Van der Plaas
| 2004 || ''Traviata'' Open-air with Ana-Maria Kaufmann, Harry Van der Plaas, for the Heidenheim Opera Festival
for the Heidenheim Opera Festival
|-
|-
| || '''"Einstein"'''/Dirk D`Ase, World Premiere for the City of Ulm, Germany
| || ''Einstein'' (Dirk D'Ase) World Premiere for the City of Ulm, Germany
|-
|-
| || '''"Norma"'''/Bellini for the Amazonas-Festival, Manaus, Brasil with L.Flanigan
| || ''Norma'' for the Amazonas-Festival, Manaus, Brasil with L.Flanigan
|-
|-
| || "'''Die 7 Todsünden"'''/Kurt Weill for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen
| || ''Die 7 Todsünden'' (Kurt Weill) for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen
|-
|-
| || '''"Eugen Onegin"''' for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen
| || ''[[Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugen Onegin]]'' ([[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]) for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen
|-
|-
| 2003 ||'''"Faust"'''/ Gounod for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen, with Dario Schmunk, Urban Malmberg, Jana Havranova
| 2003 ||''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'' ([[Charles Gounod|Gounod]]) for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen, with Dario Schmunk, Urban Malmberg, Jana Havranova
|-
|-
| || '''"Rape of Lucretia"'''/ Britten for the Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen
| || ''[[The Rape of Lucretia]]'' ([[Benjamin Britten|Britten]]) for the Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen
|-
|-
| || '''"Lucia di Lammermoor"''' for the Landestheater Coburg
| || ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' (Donizetti) for the Landestheater Coburg
|-
|-
| || '''"La Boheme"''' Landestheater/ Salzburg /großes Festspielhaus
| || ''La bohème'' Landestheater/ Salzburg /großes Festspielhaus with Olga Mykytenko, Vincente Obuena, Alex Exposito, W. Koch
with Olga Mykytenko, Vincente Obuena, Alex Exposito, W. Koch
|-
|-
| 2002 || '''"Cenerentola"''' for the Gold Coast Opera in Florida/USA with J. Rivera
| 2002 || ''[[La Cenerentola]]'' (Rossini) for the Gold Coast Opera in Florida/USA with J. Rivera
|-
|-
| || "'''Abu Hassan'''"/ Weber and "Mesdames de la Halle"/Offenbach for the National Opera in Athens (Co-Production with the Chamber Opera Athens)
| || ''[[Abu Hassan]]'' (Weber) and ''[[Mesdames de la Halle]]'' (Offenbach) for the National Opera in Athens (co-production with Chamber Opera Athens)
|-
|-
| || '''"Condor"'''/ Carlos Gomes with F.Portari for the Amazonas-Festival in Manaus
| || ''Condor'' (Carlos Gomes) with F.Portari for the Amazonas-Festival in Manaus
|}
|}
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<p style="font-size: 10px">Source: operabase.com<ref>[http://www.operabase.com/listart.cgi?name=Bruno+%5BBerger-Gorski%5D&acts=+Schedule+ Bruno Berger-Gorski] in the Search of ''operabase.com''. Viewed June 25, 2015.</ref></p>

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Bruno Berger-Gorski (born August 8, 1962, Hagen, Germany) is a German opera director of Polish descent.[1][2] He lives in Vienna, Cologne and Nuremberg.[3][4]

Career

Bruno Berger-Gorski attended the Albrecht Dürer Gymnasium in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He later attended the University of Vienna, where he studied theater, music and art history and finished with a master's degree.[3] While still at university he wrote a work on Dirk D'Ase called Dirk D'Ase und sein musikdramatisches Werk mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Uraufführung 'Einstein, Spuren des Lichts' (roughly: Dirk D'Ase and his dramatic music works with special consideration for the premiere of Einstein, Footsteps in Light ). Berger-Gorski has demonstrated a focus on rediscovering old or rarely performed operas. He has directed works by Udo Zimmermann, Ella Milch-Sheriff, Giselher Klebe, Tom Johnson, Manfred Trojahn, Knut Vaage and Camille Kerger. His staging of Offenbach's Die Rheinnixen (The Rhine Nixies) at the Theater Trier was designated Rediscovery of the Year 2005 by the German opera journal Opernwelt.[5] Berger-Gorski is the only active German opera director who has staged operas on four continents.[2]

As an internationally invited director, Berger-Gorski has brought more than 100 opera titles from the standard repertoire onto stages around the world. He also shows a preference for unusual, rare and contemporary works, such as Dirk d'Ase's Einstein (World Premiere in Ulm), Gomes' Condor for the Festival Amazonas de Ópera in Manaus, Wolf-Ferrari's Sly or most recently Adreana Hölszky's Triologia in Bonn or Ella Milch-Sheriff's Baruch's Schweigen at Theater Fürth.

Berger-Gorski's mastery of 5 languages has allowed him to direct at Opera-houses like the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in Caracas, the National Theatre (Prague), the Teatro Solis in Montevideo, the Seoul Arts Center in Korea, in Ashkelon, at the Greek National Opera in Athens and at the Florida Grand Opera in Miami.[6]

At present, Berger-Gorski is directing premieres of works by Josef Tal and Ella Milch-Sheriff in Bonn, Luxembourg and Vienna. In August 2015, he directed Prokofiev's Betrothal in a Monastery in São Paulo, and in 2016 in Wroclaw, as part of its program as European Capital of Culture, he is putting on a new production of Verdi's Macbeth.

Works (selection)

Year Production
2016 Der Freischütz (The Marksman) (Weber) for Theater & Philharmonie Thüringen with Laurent Wagner (Conductor)
Macbeth (Verdi) for the Opera Wroclaw with Vladimir Chmelo for the European Capitals of Culture Program of the European Commission
Conversation with a stone (Ella Milch-Sheriff) the Chamber Opera The Garden (Josef Tal) linked by the sculpture Carrelino by Daniel Spoerri at the Theater Esch (Luxemburg) in Cooperation with the Opera Bonn, Conductor Marino Formenti, with the United Instruments of Lucelin
2015 Conversation with a stone (Ella Milch-Sheriff), scenic world premier and the Chamber Opera The Garden (Josef Tal) linked by the sculpture Carrelino by Daniel Spoerri at the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn in Cooperation with Oper Bonn, Patronage Hadar Handelsman (Israelian Ambassador), Conductor Marino Formenti
Betrothal in a Monastery/Verlobung im Kloster (Prokofiev) for the Theatro Sao Pedro in São Paulo, with Luiz Malheiro (Conductor)
Baruch's Schweigen (Ella Milch-Sheriff) for the Theater in Fürth
2014 Macbeth with Lucio Gallo for the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw / Breslau
Otello (Rossini) with R.D. Smith, Maria Luigia Borsi for Oviedo, Ives Abel (Dirigent)
Der Liebesfluch U.A Kammeroper about "Georg Trakl" by Kraus-Hübner, in Salzburg with Marino Forementi, Trakl-Gedenkstätte, Stage Daniel Spoerri
Zauberflöte for the Opera Maribor, Slowenien
2013 Don Giovanni (Gazzaniga) for the Janáček-Opera in Brno, co-production with Teatro del Giglio Lucca, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo
Rigoletto (Verdi) for Trier with Jacek Strauch
Someone is going to come by Knut Vaage / Jon Fosse combined with
Mond aus kochender Milch by C.Kerger / N.Helminger europ. E.A for Kaiserslautern / TNL Louxemburg
Otello for the Theater Bremerhaven with Ray.M.Wade / Sangmin Lee
2012 Zauberflöte for Opera Zuid/Maastricht
Don Carlos (Verdi) with Noa Danon for the Theater Magdeburg – co-production with National Theater Brno
2011 Lakmé (Delibes) für the Theater Trier with Adreana Kraschewski
Mass/Bernstein scenic performance for the Votiv-Church in Vienna
La bohème (Leoncavallo) for the Theater Hagen, 100 Jahre Jubilee with Jaclyn Bermudez
2010 Mass/Bernstein for Opera Bergen
Tosca (Puccini) with Iano Tamar/Gustavo Porta for the Performing Art Center in Mumbai/Indien
Don Giovanni with Carlo Colombara for Lucca/Bergamo
2009 Der Vampyr (Marschner) für the Opera Festival Heidenheim
Vampirabile/ Monolog/ Es kamen schwarze Vögel Adriana Hölszky as scenic World Premier for Bonn, Kammermusiksaal
Macbeth for the Janáček-National Opera in Brno
Rigoletto for the Bellas Artes in Mexico-City, with Maria Alejandres, Arturo Chacon
Rigoletto for the Opera Bonn, with Julia Novikova
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck) for Opera Zuid, Maastricht, NL
2008 Der Freischütz for the Opera Festival in Heidenheim with J. Havranova, P. Bernhard
Les contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach) for Arenum/Bergen with P.Bernhard, K.Coresi
La traviata (Verdi) with P. Antonucci, Roberto Sacca, P. Gavanelli. Open-air in La Palma at Convento St.Cruz
La fille du régiment (Donizetti) with Annemarie Kremer for Opera Zuid, Maastricht
2007 Il trovatore (Verdi) with G.Oniani for Staatsoper Kazan/Den Haag
La clemenza di Tito (Mozart) in the M.Trojahn-Composure for Würzburg
Il trovatore with Ikaia-Purday/G.Oniani, R.Ragatzu for Kaiserslautern
Norma (Bellini) with Olga Makarina, Carmen Oprisanu at the National Theater Prague
Hänsel und Gretel for the Theater Greifswald/Stralsund
2006 La bohème for the Opera in Thessaloniki with Alexia Voulgaridou, Andrea Coronella, Stage: Daniel Dvorak
Susannah (Floyd) as Scandinavian premiere for the Vest Norges Opera in a hangar at the Airport Bergen
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) – excerpts for the Conservatoire Luxembourg
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) with J.Perdigon/Graciella Araya for the Vest-Norges-Opera
2005 Die Zauberflöte for the Florida Grand Opera in Miami, US
Die Rheinnixen (Offenbach) as a German premiere for the Theater Trier,
Rediscovery of the Year (Opernweltjahrbuch)[5]
Tannhäuser (Wagner) for the Opera in Oviedo, Spanien, with W.Millgramm, E.Magee, G.Araya, Conductor:F.Haider, Scenography: H.Balthes
Azrael (Dirk D'Ase) Tango-Opera as a German premiere for the Theater Trier
2004 Traviata Open-air with Ana-Maria Kaufmann, Harry Van der Plaas, for the Heidenheim Opera Festival
Einstein (Dirk D'Ase) World Premiere for the City of Ulm, Germany
Norma for the Amazonas-Festival, Manaus, Brasil with L.Flanigan
Die 7 Todsünden (Kurt Weill) for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen
Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen
2003 Faust (Gounod) for the Vest Norges Opera, Bergen, with Dario Schmunk, Urban Malmberg, Jana Havranova
The Rape of Lucretia (Britten) for the Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) for the Landestheater Coburg
La bohème Landestheater/ Salzburg /großes Festspielhaus with Olga Mykytenko, Vincente Obuena, Alex Exposito, W. Koch
2002 La Cenerentola (Rossini) for the Gold Coast Opera in Florida/USA with J. Rivera
Abu Hassan (Weber) and Mesdames de la Halle (Offenbach) for the National Opera in Athens (co-production with Chamber Opera Athens)
Condor (Carlos Gomes) with F.Portari for the Amazonas-Festival in Manaus

Source: operabase.com[7]

References

  1. ^ "Luxuriant Online". Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. ^ a b Jens Stubbe (2011-09-09). "Märchen-Statist kehrt als Regisseur zurück | Westfalenpost.de" (in German). Derwesten.de. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. ^ a b "Schauspieler/Mitarbeiter". Theaterhagen.de. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  4. ^ "Verdi in Wroclaw – ein Mega-Event, keine Neudeutung | nmz - neue musikzeitung". Nmz.de. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  5. ^ a b "Inhaltsverzeichnis : Reihenfolge des Inhaltsverzeichnisses" (PDF). Kultiversum.de. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  6. ^ http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/artist/bruno-berger-gorski
  7. ^ Bruno Berger-Gorski in the Search of operabase.com. Viewed June 25, 2015.

Other sources

  • Bruno Berger Gorski: Dirk D'Ase und sein musikdramatisches Werk mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Uraufführung 'Einstein, Spuren des Lichts' , Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Wien, 2007