Director Jürgen Flimm died

Former festival director Jürgen Flimm is dead

The German director and former director of the Salzburg Festival, Jürgen Flimm, is dead. He died on Saturday at the age of 81, as announced by the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden. Flimm was considered one of the most important directors in the German-speaking area. He began his directing career in 1968 as an assistant to Fritz Kortner and Claus Peymann at the Munich Kammerspiele. He earned merits as a theatre director in Cologne from 1979 to…

Director Jürgen Flimm died

The theatre maker was 81 years old. Jürgen Flimm was one of the most renowned directors in the German-speaking area and, among others, artistic director of the Berlin State Opera, the Thalia Theater and the Cologne Schauspielhaus.

Director Jürgen Flimm died

Jürgen Flimm put his heart and soul into making theatre. Under his direction, Hamburg's Thalia Theatre became one of the most popular in the country. He later took over as director of the Berlin State Opera. Flimm has now died at the age of 81.

Director and artistic director Jürgen Flimm is dead

He died at the age of 81, as announced by the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden.

German director and artistic director Jürgen Flimm dies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz paid tribute to Flimm. “Whether theatre, opera, TV or cinema - Jürgen Flimm has renewed and shaped the stages as director and artistic director - in Hamburg, the Ruhr area, Salzburg, Bayreuth, Berlin,” wrote the SPD politician on his Twitter account. “His big heart, his confidence and his fine sense of humor will now be missed. “Berlin's Senator for Culture Klaus Lederer wrote on Twitter: “Although artistically at h…

German director and artistic director Jürgen Flimm dies

Director and artistic director Jürgen Flimm is dead. He died on Saturday at the age of 81, as announced by the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden.