MICHAEL STURMINGER, Stage Director

Austrian

Studies: University of Music in Vienna with Axel Corti

Engagements/ Opera and Operette: "Hilfe, Hilfe, Globolinks" (1991, Opernhaus Zürich), "Ein Narrenparadies" (1994, Opernhaus Zürich), "Die Teufel von Loudun" (1995, Theater am Steinhof ), "Tancredi" (1996, Opernhaus Zürich), "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" (1996, Staatstheater Wiesbaden), "Gloria" (1997, Festival Wien Modern ), "Der kleine Schornsteinfeger" (1997, Wiener Kammeroper ), "Le Grand Macabre" (1998, Landestheater Innsbruck), "Gormenghast" (1998, Oper Wuppertal ), "Das Traumfresserchen" (1999, Wiener Staatsoper ), "Weiße Rose" (1999, Production of the Vienna State Opera ), "Leonora" (2000, Opernhaus Zürich ),"Der 35.Mai" (2001, Wiener Staatsoper), "Werther" (2001, Oper Köln), "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" (2001, Opernhaus Zürich), "Wiener Blut" (2002, Opernhaus Zürich; 2004, Oper Graz), "Eine Nacht in Venedig" (2004, Volksoper Wien), "Così fan tutte" (2004, Stadttheater Klagenfurt), "Der lustige Krieg" (2005, Bregenzer Festspiele), "Der Herr Nordwind" (2005, Opernhaus Zürich), "Il Sogno di Scipione" (2006, Salzburger Festspiele, Stadttheater Klagenfurt), "I hate Mozart" (2006, Theater an der Wien), "La Clemenza di Tito" (2007, Oper Graz)
Several production for theatre and cinema, Sturminger's biggest succes was the cinema film "Hurensohn" (honored with Max Ophüls price)

Recordings: Deutsche Grammophon and other broadcasts