Sven eric bechtolf biography for kids

Sven-Eric Bechtolf studied at the Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria before starting his career as an actor, collaborating with the foremost stages of Germany and Switzerland; besides he had many engagements at the Burgtheater Wien for several years.

He received the Nestroy Prize of Theatre as “actor of the year” in 2002 and 2003. In 2007 he was honoured with the Albin Skoda Ring.

Bechtolf began working as a stage director in 1993 and was invited to a Theatre Meeting in Berlin with his second piece of work Der Streit/ La Dispute by Marivaux.

His first staging of an opera production was Alban Berg’s Lulu in Zurich, which laid the foundation for engagements at other major stages, such as Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Vienna State Opera and the Mozart/ Da Ponte-Cycle at the Salzburg Festival.

In 2006 he publishes his book Vorabend (preliminary evening), a very individual approach to Wagner’s Ring.

In 2012 the Salzburg Festival appointed him as new theatre dire Biography for kids amelia earhart!