Achim Freyer
Achim Freyer is a German stage director, set designer and painter. A protégé of Bertolt Brecht, Freyer has become one of the world’s leading opera directors, working throughout Europe and, since 2002, in the United States, principally with the Los Angeles Opera. Since 1992, Freyer has developed a number of productions featuring his own troupe of performers, known as the Freyer Ensemble.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Berlin
Known for
- Philip Glass: Satyagraha (1983) — Set Designer
- A Flea in the Ear (1970) — Writer
- A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera (1986) — Himself
- Heinrich der Verhinderte (1966) — Production Design
- Metamorphosen (1992) — Director
- Der Freischütz (1981) — Director
- La Cenerentola (2023) — Stage Director
- Don Giovanni. Teatro La Fenice (1996) — Director
- Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (2008) — Stage Director
- Das Rheingold (2015) — Stage Director