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Sellner was Intendant of the {{ill|Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover|de|lt=Städtische Bühnen Hannover}} from 1943. He also directed the Theaterschule Hannover, a school of acting as part of the Landesmusikschule Hannover. In 1944 he was appointed Generalintendant of the Städtische Bühnen. In October 1944, he was drafted into the [[Wehrmacht]]. After World War II, he was a [[Prisoner of war#World War II|prisoner of war]] and was interned until 1947 in two US prisoner camps. In the process of [[Entnazifizierung]] in 1949, he was ranked as a Mitläufer, revised in 1950 to "entlastet".<ref>{{ill|Günther Rühle|de}}: ''Theater in Deutschland 1946–1966. Seine Ereignisse – seine Menschen''. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt 2014</ref> From 1948 to 1951, he worked as a stage director in [[Kiel]], [[Essen]] and [[Hamburg]]. He staged in Kiel in 1948 ''[[The Persians]]'' by Aeschylus, and in 1950 Lorca's ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba|Bernarda Albas Haus]]''.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2010|p=224}}
Sellner was Intendant of the {{ill|Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover|de|lt=Städtische Bühnen Hannover}} from 1943. He also directed the Theaterschule Hannover, a school of acting as part of the Landesmusikschule Hannover. In 1944 he was appointed Generalintendant of the Städtische Bühnen. In October 1944, he was drafted into the [[Wehrmacht]]. After World War II, he was a [[Prisoner of war#World War II|prisoner of war]] and was interned until 1947 in two US prisoner camps. In the process of [[Entnazifizierung]] in 1949, he was ranked as a Mitläufer, revised in 1950 to "entlastet".<ref>{{ill|Günther Rühle|de}}: ''Theater in Deutschland 1946–1966. Seine Ereignisse – seine Menschen''. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt 2014</ref> From 1948 to 1951, he worked as a stage director in [[Kiel]], [[Essen]] and [[Hamburg]]. He staged in Kiel in 1948 ''[[The Persians]]'' by Aeschylus, and in 1950 Lorca's ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba|Bernarda Albas Haus]]''.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2010|p=224}}


From 1951 to 1961, Sellner was Intendant of the [[Staatstheater Darmstadt|Landestheater Darmstadt]]. He staged the premiere of [[Ernst Barlach]]'s ''Der Graf von Ratzeburg'' in 1951. <!--Auch in Darmstadt unterhielt Sellner zunächst eine kleine Theaterschule. Als das Land 1954 die Subventionen angesichts mangelnder Vermittlungserfolge unter den Absolventen einstellte, musste die Theaterschule aufgelöst werden.--> In 1954, Sellner staged Shakespeare's ''[[Troilus and Cressida|Troilus und Cressida]]'' at the [[Schauspielhaus Berlin|Staatliche Schauspielbühne Berlin]], and his ''[[The Tempest|Der Sturm]]'' at the 1959 [[Ruhrfestspiele]]. In Darmstadt, he directed the premiere of Ionesco's ''[[The Killer (play)|Mörder ohne Bezahlung]]'' in 1958. He worked as a regular guest at the [[Burgtheater]], staging a cycle of plays by [[Sophocles]], ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' in 1960, ''[[Antigone (Sophocles play)|Antigone]]'' in 1961, and ''[[Electra (Sophocles play)|Elektra]]'' in 1963.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2010|p=225}}
From 1951 to 1961, Sellner was Intendant of the [[Staatstheater Darmstadt|Landestheater Darmstadt]]. He staged the premiere of [[Ernst Barlach]]'s ''Der Graf von Ratzeburg'' in 1951. <!--Auch in Darmstadt unterhielt Sellner zunächst eine kleine Theaterschule. Als das Land 1954 die Subventionen angesichts mangelnder Vermittlungserfolge unter den Absolventen einstellte, musste die Theaterschule aufgelöst werden.--> In 1954, Sellner staged Shakespeare's ''[[Troilus and Cressida|Troilus und Cressida]]'' at the [[Schauspielhaus Berlin|Staatliche Schauspielbühne Berlin]], and his ''[[The Tempest|Der Sturm]]'' at the 1959 [[Ruhrfestspiele]]. In Darmstadt, he directed the premiere of Ionesco's ''[[The Killer (play)|Mörder ohne Bezahlung]]'' in 1958. He worked as a regular guest at the [[Burgtheater]], staging a cycle of plays by [[Sophocles]], ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' in 1960, ''[[Antigone (Sophocles play)|Antigone]]'' in 1961, and ''[[Electra (Sophocles play)|Elektra]]'' in 1963.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2010|p=225}}<ref name="Schmidt" />


Sellner had a reputation of being a representative of classical theatre. In 1959, he was invited by [[Carl Ebert]] to stage Schoenberg's opera ''[[Moses und Aron]]'' at the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin|Städtische Oper Berlin]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> He became Generalintendant (General manager) of the opera company, now called [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]], in 1961. It was during the [[Cold War]], and he was expected to showcase culture in [[West Berlin]] in a new opera house. A few weeks before the opening, the [[Berlin Wall]] was built, making the ambitious opening performances even more of a logistic challenge.<ref name=""Friedrich" /> The new opera house was inaugurated in 1961 with a performance of Mozart's ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', staged by Ebert and conducted by [[Ferenc Fricsay]], with singers such as [[Elisabeth Grümmer]], [[Pilar Lorengar]], [[Erika Köth]], [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]], [[Donald Grobe]], [[Josef Greindl]] and [[Walter Berry (bass-baritone)|Walter Berry]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> The following day, Giselher Klebe's ''[[Alkmene (opera)|Alkmene]]'' received its world premiere staged by Sellner and conducted by [[Heinrich Hollreiser]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> The third day, Verdi's ''[[Aida]]'' was shown in a production by [[Wieland Wagner]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> Sellner held the post at the Deutsche Oper Berlin until 1972.<ref name=""Friedrich" /> He staged Mussorgsky's ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunow]]'' in 1971 in Berlin, the premiere of Aribert Reimanns ''[[Melusine (Reimann)|Melusine]]'' the same year at the [[Schwetzingen Festival]], Alban Berg's ''[[Wozzeck]]'' also the same year at the [[Salzburg Festival]], Mozart's ''[[Idomeneo]]'' at the Salzburg Festival in 1973, Gottfried von Einem's ''[[Der Besuch der alten Dame (opera)|Der Besuch der alten Dame]]'' at the [[Nationaltheater München]] in 1975, and Thomas Bernhard's ''{{ill|Die Jagdgesellschaft|de}}'' at the [[Theater Basel]] in 1974, among others. <ref name=""Friedrich" /><!--
Sellner had a reputation of being a representative of classical theatre. In 1959, he was invited by [[Carl Ebert]] to stage Schoenberg's opera ''[[Moses und Aron]]'' at the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin|Städtische Oper Berlin]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> He became Generalintendant (General manager) of the opera company, now called [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]], in 1961. It was during the [[Cold War]], and he was expected to showcase culture in [[West Berlin]] in a new opera house. A few weeks before the opening, the [[Berlin Wall]] was built, making the ambitious opening performances even more of a logistic challenge.<ref name=""Friedrich" /> The new opera house was inaugurated in 1961 with a performance of Mozart's ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', staged by Ebert and conducted by [[Ferenc Fricsay]], with singers such as [[Elisabeth Grümmer]], [[Pilar Lorengar]], [[Erika Köth]], [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]], [[Donald Grobe]], [[Josef Greindl]] and [[Walter Berry (bass-baritone)|Walter Berry]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> The following day, Giselher Klebe's ''[[Alkmene (opera)|Alkmene]]'' received its world premiere staged by Sellner and conducted by [[Heinrich Hollreiser]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> The third day, Verdi's ''[[Aida]]'' was shown in a production by [[Wieland Wagner]].<ref name=""Friedrich" /> Sellner held the post at the Deutsche Oper Berlin until 1972.<ref name=""Friedrich" /> He staged Mussorgsky's ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunow]]'' in 1971 in Berlin, the premiere of Aribert Reimanns ''[[Melusine (Reimann)|Melusine]]'' the same year at the [[Schwetzingen Festival]], Alban Berg's ''[[Wozzeck]]'' also the same year at the [[Salzburg Festival]], Mozart's ''[[Idomeneo]]'' at the Salzburg Festival in 1973, Gottfried von Einem's ''[[Der Besuch der alten Dame (opera)|Der Besuch der alten Dame]]'' at the [[Nationaltheater München]] in 1975, and Thomas Bernhard's ''{{ill|Die Jagdgesellschaft|de}}'' at the [[Theater Basel]] in 1974, among others. <ref name=""Friedrich" /><!--
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== Exhibition ==
== Exhibition ==
1996: ''Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Regisseur und Intendant'', {{ill|Theatermuseum Düsseldorf|de}}, by the Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung (Collection of theatre science) of the [[University of Cologne]]{{cn}}
1996: ''Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Regisseur und Intendant'', {{ill|Theatermuseum Düsseldorf|de}}, by the Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung (Collection of theatre science) of the [[University of Cologne]]<ref name="Schmidt" />


== Literature ==
== Literature ==
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| title = Zum Tode von Gustav Rudolf Sellner, bis 1972 Generalintendant der Deutschen Oper Berlin: / Hört auf diese Stadt / Gedenkende Überlegungen seines Nachfolgers
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| title = Zwischen Antimoderne und Postmoderne: Das deutsche Drama und Theater der Nachkriegszeit im internationalen Kontext
| publisher = Springer
| year = 2009
| language = German
| pages = 117-127, 798–799
| isbn = 978-3-47-605233-9
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Revision as of 11:13, 26 September 2018

Rudolf Sellner
Born
Gustav Rudolf Sellner

(1905-05-25)25 May 1905
Traunstein
Died18 May 1990(1990-05-18) (aged 84)
Burgberg
Occupations
Organizations
Awards

Rudolf Sellner, born Gustav Rudolf Sellner, (25 May 1905 – 18 May 1990) was a German actor, dramaturge, stage director and intendant.[1] He represented in the 1950s a radical Instrumentales Theater (instrumental theatre).[2] After decades of acting and directing plays, he turned to staging operas, and was a long-time intendant of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1961, when the Berlin Wall was built. He staged notable world premieres, including Ernst Barlach's play Der Graf von Ratzeburg in 1951, Ionesco's Mörder ohne Bezahlung in 1958, Giselher Klebe's Alkmene in 1961 for the opening of the Deutsche Oper, and Aribert Reimanns opera Melusine in 1971.

Career

Born Gustav Rudolf Sellner in Traunstein, he began his career as an actor, dramaturge and stage director at theatres in Mannheim under Francesco Sioli [de] from 1925, in Gotha from 1928, and in Coburg from 1929 to 1931. He was influenced by the work of Otto Falckenberg, Leopold Jessner and Erwin Piscator. He was an Oberspielleiter, dramaturge and actor at the Landestheater Oldenburg from 1932 to 1937 when he was promoted to Schauspieldirektor (director of play) there. He was Intendant of the Stadttheater Göttingen [de] from 1940 to 1943.[3]

Sellner was Intendant of the Städtische Bühnen Hannover [de] from 1943. He also directed the Theaterschule Hannover, a school of acting as part of the Landesmusikschule Hannover. In 1944 he was appointed Generalintendant of the Städtische Bühnen. In October 1944, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. After World War II, he was a prisoner of war and was interned until 1947 in two US prisoner camps. In the process of Entnazifizierung in 1949, he was ranked as a Mitläufer, revised in 1950 to "entlastet".[4] From 1948 to 1951, he worked as a stage director in Kiel, Essen and Hamburg. He staged in Kiel in 1948 The Persians by Aeschylus, and in 1950 Lorca's Bernarda Albas Haus.[3]

From 1951 to 1961, Sellner was Intendant of the Landestheater Darmstadt. He staged the premiere of Ernst Barlach's Der Graf von Ratzeburg in 1951. In 1954, Sellner staged Shakespeare's Troilus und Cressida at the Staatliche Schauspielbühne Berlin, and his Der Sturm at the 1959 Ruhrfestspiele. In Darmstadt, he directed the premiere of Ionesco's Mörder ohne Bezahlung in 1958. He worked as a regular guest at the Burgtheater, staging a cycle of plays by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex in 1960, Antigone in 1961, and Elektra in 1963.[2][5]

Sellner had a reputation of being a representative of classical theatre. In 1959, he was invited by Carl Ebert to stage Schoenberg's opera Moses und Aron at the Städtische Oper Berlin.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). He became Generalintendant (General manager) of the opera company, now called Deutsche Oper Berlin, in 1961. It was during the Cold War, and he was expected to showcase culture in West Berlin in a new opera house. A few weeks before the opening, the Berlin Wall was built, making the ambitious opening performances even more of a logistic challenge.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). The new opera house was inaugurated in 1961 with a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, staged by Ebert and conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, with singers such as Elisabeth Grümmer, Pilar Lorengar, Erika Köth, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Donald Grobe, Josef Greindl and Walter Berry.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). The following day, Giselher Klebe's Alkmene received its world premiere staged by Sellner and conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). The third day, Verdi's Aida was shown in a production by Wieland Wagner.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Sellner held the post at the Deutsche Oper Berlin until 1972.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). He staged Mussorgsky's Boris Godunow in 1971 in Berlin, the premiere of Aribert Reimanns Melusine the same year at the Schwetzingen Festival, Alban Berg's Wozzeck also the same year at the Salzburg Festival, Mozart's Idomeneo at the Salzburg Festival in 1973, Gottfried von Einem's Der Besuch der alten Dame at the Nationaltheater München in 1975, and Thomas Bernhard's Die Jagdgesellschaft [de] at the Theater Basel in 1974, among others. Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). He died in Burgberg, part of Königsfeld im Schwarzwald.[3]

Publications

  • Gustav Rudolf Sellner: Neue deutsche Dramatik. Coburg 1929.
  • Gustav Rudolf Sellner, Werner Wien: Theatralische Landschaft. Bremen 1962.

Films

Sellner directed several operas for television, and appeared as actor in films:[6]

Awards

Sellner received several awards, including;[2]

Exhibition

1996: Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Regisseur und Intendant, Theatermuseum Düsseldorf [de], by the Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung (Collection of theatre science) of the University of Cologne[5]

Literature

  • Hugo Thielen: Sellner, Gustav Rudolf, in: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon [de], p. 332
  • Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie, vol. 9, p. 280
  • Deutsches Theater-Lexikon, vol. 3, p. 2172f.
  • Elmar Buck, Joachim Geil, Gerald Köhler (ed.): Gustav Rudolf Sellner, Regisseur und Intendant, 1905-1990: Eine Ausstellung der Theaterwissenschaftlichen Sammlung der Universität zu Köln. Köln 1996.
  • Gerald Köhler: Das Instrumentale Theater des Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Köln 2002.
  • Ralph-Günther Patocka (2010), "Sellner, Gustav Rudolf", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 24, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 224–225; (full text online)

References

  1. ^ Hugo Thielen: Sellner, Gustav Rudolf, in: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon, S. 332
  2. ^ a b c Ralph-Günther Patocka 2010, p. 225.
  3. ^ a b c Ralph-Günther Patocka 2010, p. 224.
  4. ^ Günther Rühle: Theater in Deutschland 1946–1966. Seine Ereignisse – seine Menschen. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt 2014
  5. ^ a b Schmidt, Wolf Gerhard (2009). Zwischen Antimoderne und Postmoderne: Das deutsche Drama und Theater der Nachkriegszeit im internationalen Kontext (in German). Springer. pp. 117–127, 798–799. ISBN 978-3-47-605233-9.
  6. ^ Rudolf Sellner at IMDb
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