Michael Hampe

<p>Michael Hampe (3 June 1935 – 18 November 2022) was a German theatre and opera director, general manager (<i>Intendant</i>) and actor. He developed from acting and directing plays at German and Swiss theatres including the <a href="/facts/Bern_Theatre/oVmwYAms">Bern Theatre</a>, to focus on directing opera and managing opera houses, first at the <a href="/facts/Mannheim_National_Theatre/DXzvVXEN">Mannheim National Theatre</a>, then the <a href="/facts/Cologne_Opera/MejBzW75">Cologne Opera</a> from 1975. He was professor at the <a href="/facts/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik_und_Tanz_K%C3%B6ln/JjvpI3LV">Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln</a> since 1977. Hampe was influential for both the <a href="/facts/Salzburg_Festival/QlFkPqr6">Salzburg Festival</a> and, after the reunification of Germany, the <a href="/facts/Dresden_Music_Festival/5Y1IjKsd">Dresden Music Festival</a> for which he commissioned and directed world premieres. He directed at international opera houses and festivals, including productions recorded for television, film and DVD.
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Michael Hampe