!!!Rennert, Günther

Rennert, Guenther, b. Essen (Germany), April 1, 1911, 
d. Salzburg, July 31, 1978, director. Studied law. 1937 debut as 
director in Wuppertal; 1946-1956 artistic director of the Hamburg 
Opera (cultivated a repertoire of contemporary operas and established 
a permanent company); from 1956 free-lance guest director at all major 
theatres and opera houses in the world, including Salzburg and Vienna; 
1959-1967 artistic director at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera (United 
Kingdom), 1967-1976 artistic director at the Bavarian State Opera in 
Munich, 1973 professor of opera direction and dramaturgy; from 1976 
again free-lance director; 1978 last complete production of 
"Rosenkavalier" at the Salzburg Festival; translator of libretti.

!Literature
W. E. Schaefer, G. R. - Regisseur in dieser 
Zeit, 1962; W.E. Schaefer, Der Opernregisseur G. R., Melos 30, 
1963; G. R.: Faszination der Regie, exhibition catalogue, Munich 
1990; A. Backoefer, G. R. Regisseur und Intendant, 1995.



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