August Everding

August Everding was a German opera director and administrator. At a time when German opera houses were often dominated by "conceptual" directors, Everding was an unashamed traditionalist, which did not mean that his productions were lacking in ideas: on the contrary, his work was always full of original touches, but they were invariably used to further the dramatic impact of an opera.

From 1968 onwards he worked as a director in Hamburg, before moving back to Munich in 1977 to become the General Intendant of the Bayerische Staatsoper. In the following years he also directed in Bayreuth, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Zurich Opera. In 1988 the Prinzregententheater was renovated under his patronage and could be reopend as theatre and opera house. It also houses the Bavarian Theatre Academy. His productions were seen in all the major international houses: Vienna State Opera, Salzburg Festival. the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, La Scala, Milan, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera New York City, San Francisco Opera and Opera Australia.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Everding (short)
• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Everding (more profound)
• https://www.theaterakademie.de/ueber-uns/august-everding.html#c874
• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-august-eve...
• http://aer-bottrop.de/ueber-uns/august-everding.html (picture)