Kick-Off production by Prof Ansgar Weigner

Kick-Off production by Prof Ansgar Weigner (scenic design)

Director Prof. Ansgar Weigner studied musicology, art history and German language and literature at the University of Bonn. In his master's thesis, he focussed on the leitmotif technique in Richard Strauss' opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten"(English: The Woman without a shadow). During his studies, he gained directing experience through internships and assistantships at renowned opera houses, including the Saxon State Opera and the German Opera on the Rhine. After graduating, he worked as an assistant director at the Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden and began his successful freelance career in 2007/08. Since the winter semester 2024/25, he has held the professorship for Scenic Design at the HfK Bremen.

Prof. Weigner: "After nearly 20 years of working as a freelance director for musical theater, I am very much looking forward to my new role at the University of the Arts Bremen. What I am particularly passionate about is conveying psychological processes and their physical expression, which singing performers must master on stage in their professional lives. Only when vocal technique and stage interpretation are harmoniously combined can a cohesive scenic impression be created."

Students from the singing classes present ‘Gianni Schicci’ by Giacomo Puccini in combination with Hindemith's short opera ‘Hin und zurück’. The performances will take place from 17-20 July at 19:30 in the HfK Bremen gallery.  

Singing students of the HfK Bremen
Set/costumes: Heike Neugebauer
Piano: Suwon Kim, Mikhail Berlin
Conductor: N.N.
Director: Prof Ansgar Weigner

The concert is with admission, the amount will be announced.
Tickets are available at the box office from 18:30.