Eckehard Mayer
Eckehard Mayer is a German composer.
Career
Born in Hainsberg, Mayer was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1957 to 1965. He then studied music in Leipzig. From 1970 to 1982 he worked at various theatres as repétiteur and conductor. From 1982 to 2011 he worked at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden as a composer, conductor and pianist, with interruptions as director of acting music. He was awarded the Carl [Maria von Weber] Prize for composition in 1976 and 1984. His opera Sansibar was premiered at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1994.Stage works
- Ballade für Nico und Maria, 1978, chamber opera after M. Richter
- Die Weise von Liebe und Tod, 1984, ballet after Rainer Maria Rilke
- Der goldene Topf, 1989, opera after E.T.A. Hoffmann, Semperoper Dresden
- Sansibar, 1994, opera after Alfred Andersch, Schwetzingen Festival / Bavarian State Opera
- Das Treffen in Teltge, 2000, opera after Günter Grass, premiered on 6 March 2005 Theater Dortmund
- Passage, 2005, opera after C. Hein, premiered on 4 Mai 2006 Landesbühnen Sachsen, Synagoge Dresden
Writing