The 42-year-old Dutchwoman will stay on the helm of the Volksoper till at the least 2032. There have been a complete of 13 purposes for the potential successor to de Beers.
The Eindhoven native has noticeably rejuvenated the viewers and program on the home since she took workplace, which Mayer additionally emphasised in her congratulations: “Lotte de Beer has given the Volksoper a brand new coat of paint since she took workplace – and by that I do not simply imply the facade of the home, but additionally the various and artistically high-quality program. […] It’s a stroke of luck for the opera metropolis of Vienna that she is right here and desires to remain.”
Time and belief
In a press launch, the newly appointed director expressed her delight on the new appointment, as a few of the deliberate adjustments merely want slightly extra time and belief: “I take into account it a privilege to construct bridges on this great home between creative heritage and renewal, between our very various audiences with very totally different views and methods of considering, and between nostalgia and utopia.”
Christian Kircher, managing director of the Bundestheater Holding and member of the search committee, was additionally happy in regards to the personnel adjustments, because the naked numbers additionally communicate for de Beer: “The Volksoper Vienna will quickly conclude essentially the most profitable season within the historical past of the home.”
