Valentin Schwarz
The multi-award-winning Austrian stage and film director Valentin Schwarz (*1989) studied musical theatre directing, economics and philosophy in Vienna. Working with Jossi Wieler and Kirill Serebrennikov, he gained important artistic impulses and insights into appreciative theatre management.
In 2017, he won the international "RingAward" directing competition with his set designer Andrea Cozzi, which led to numerous invitations to the Cologne Opera, the Stuttgart State Opera and the Opéra Montpellier, among others, where he developed successful productions of works by Mozart, Verdi and Puccini as well as contemporary music theatre.
In 2022, his new production of the "Ring des Nibelungen" premiered at the Bayreuth Festival, celebrated by the "New York Times" as one of the "Best Classical Music Performances of 2022".
From autumn 2025, he will be responsible for the artistic direction of the Deutsches Nationaltheater and the Staatskapelle Weimar as Artistic Director and Chief Director in the team directorship with Dorian Dreher and Timon Jansen.
Engagements in Bayreuth
| Year | Opera | Part |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Götterdämmerung | Director |
| 2025 | Siegfried | Director |
| 2025 | Die Walküre | Director |
| 2025 | Das Rheingold | Director |
| 2024 | Götterdämmerung | Director |
| 2024 | Siegfried | Director |
| 2024 | Die Walküre | Director |
| 2024 | Das Rheingold | Director |
| 2023 | Götterdämmerung | Director |
| 2023 | Siegfried | Director |
| 2023 | Die Walküre | Director |
| 2023 | Das Rheingold | Director |
| 2022 | Götterdämmerung | Director |
| 2022 | Siegfried | Director |
| 2022 | Die Walküre | Director |
| 2022 | Das Rheingold | Director |
