Martin Glaser is Vice-President of Opera Europa

18 January 2023, 1:00
Martin Glaser is Vice-President of Opera Europa

Martin Glaser, director of the National Theatre Brno, was elected vice-president of Opera Europa on 13 January 2023, an association that provides services to professional opera companies and opera festivals across Europe and now has 226 members in 43 countries.

On Friday 13 January 2023, the Board of Directors of Opera Europa met to elect its new President and two new Vice-Presidents. Ignacio García-Belenguer, general director of Teatro Real Madrid, was elected president. Martin Glaser, General Director of the National Theatre Brno, and Laura Berman, Intendant of the Staatsoper Hannover, were elected Vice-Presidents with Ms. Berman continuing in her position.

“I very much appreciate the trust of my colleagues who have entrusted me with this position. It is a great honour for the National Theatre Brno, which I represent in Opera Europa. My election is proof of our theatre’s active participation in the international activities of this organisation and of our theatre’s growing international credibility. Opera Europa is about to enter a new phase of its existence, as it has been headed by a new director, Ms. Karen Stone, since the beginning of the year. I look forward to working with everyone who cares about the development of opera in Europe.” says Martin Glaser.

Alexandra Stampler-Brown, General Director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf-Duisburg, was confirmed as Treasurer and Henning Ruhe, Artistic Director of Opera/Drama at GöteborgsOperan, as Secretary.

“I am honoured to have been elected to the position of President of Opera Europa. I must thank our outgoing President, Anna Maria Meo, for her excellent leadership over the past challenging years, guiding the Association through the war in Ukraine and leading the search for a new Director. I look forward to working with Karen Stone and her team to build on our strong foundations, to recruiting new members to the Opera Europa team, to developing our professional services – our events, forums, and Operabook – and to expanding the reach and diversity of the works presented at OperaVision,” comments Ignacio García-Belenguer.

The full Opera Europa Board of Directors is available here. The General Assembly of Opera Europa members will meet during the Spring Conference on 31 March 2023 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden to elect new members of the Board of Directors.

Photo Jiří Sláma

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