Christiane Lutz


Christiane Lutz is a German opera director.

Biography

Lutz lives in Vienna, where she began studying theatre studies, art history, musicology und business administration, and then continued to study stage direction at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
She gathered her first experiences in stage directing with Peter Konwitschny and Achim Freyer. Christiane Lutz was employed as an opera director at the Theater Lübeck and after that at the Opernhaus Graz, where she directed Alcina by Georg Friedrich Händel amongst other pieces. From 2009 to 2011, Lutz was assistant director to Michael Sturminger on the international tour of The Infernal Comedy – Confessions of a Serial Killer and The Giacomo Variations starring John Malkovich in the title role. She started working closely with opera director Claus Guth in 2011. From 2012 to 2014 Christiane Lutz coordinated the children's opera tent of the Wiener Staatsoper, where she directed the premiere of the piece Das Städtchen Drumherum, written by the Austrian composer Elisabeth Naske.
Her current productions include Reigen at the Opéra National de Paris, Wozzeck at the Staatstheater Cottbus, La traviata at the Operklosterneuburg and Manon at the Salzburger Landestheater.
Lutz is married to the tenor Jonas Kaufmann. They have one child together.

Productions

OperaVenuePremiere
ManonSalzburger Landestheater2018
La traviataOperklosterneuburg2018
WozzeckStaatstheater Cottbus2017
ReigenOpéra National de Paris2017
The Rake's ProgressJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz2017
The ConsulBayerische Staatsoper2017
Hänsel und GretelWiener Kammeroper2016
Der Kaiser von AtlantisSemperoper Dresden2016
Die SchneeköniginSchloss Eisenstadt2015
Pictures at an ExhibitionPhilharmonie Luxembourg2015
RinaldoWiener Kammeroper2014
Ein WintermärchenPhilharmonie Luxembourg2014
A Midsummer Night's DreamPhilharmonie Luxembourg2014
Der Junge und das MeerMuTh2013
Das Städtchen Drumherumchildren's opera tent of the Wiener Staatsoper2013
Die Meistersinger von Nürnbergyouth opera camp Salzburger Festspiele2013
Der TierkreisWiener Konzerthaus2012
Erwin, das NaturtalentStaatstheater Augsburg2011
Das ist doch der GipfelOpernhaus Graz + Wiener Konzerthaus2011
AidaStaatstheater Augsburg2010
Hexe Hillary geht in die OperStaatstheater Augsburg2010
Opern der ZukunftOpernhaus Graz2009
NabuccoOpernhaus Graz2009
AlcinaOpernhaus Graz2007
Die schöne GalathéeKammeroper Schloss Reinsberg2006
AriodanteUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Vienna2005

Awards and stipends

Lutz received scholarships from the Bayreuther Festspiele and the Salzburger Festspiele. She was a finalist at the Ring award in 2014.