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Born Gustav Rudolf Sellner in [[Traunstein]], he began his career as an actor, [[dramaturge]] and stage director at theatres in [[Mannheim]] under {{ill|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 [[Oldenburgisches Staatstheater|Landestheater Oldenburg]] from 1932 to 1937 when he was promoted to ''Schauspieldirektor'' (director of plays) there. He was [[Intendant]] of the {{ill|Deutsches Theater Göttingen|de|lt=Stadttheater Göttingen}} from 1940 to 1943.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2010|p=224}} |
Born Gustav Rudolf Sellner in [[Traunstein]], he began his career as an actor, [[dramaturge]] and stage director at theatres in [[Mannheim]] under {{ill|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 [[Oldenburgisches Staatstheater|Landestheater Oldenburg]] from 1932 to 1937 when he was promoted to ''Schauspieldirektor'' (director of plays) there. He was [[Intendant]] of the {{ill|Deutsches Theater Göttingen|de|lt=Stadttheater Göttingen}} from 1940 to 1943.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2010|p=224}} |
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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 [[denazification]] in 1949, he was ranked as a [[Mitläufer]], revised in 1950 to "entlastet".<ref |
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 [[denazification]] in 1949, he was ranked as a [[Mitläufer]], revised in 1950 to "entlastet".<ref name="Rühle2014"/> 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}} |
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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. Sellner also had a small theater school in Darmstadt. When the country ceased subsidies in 1954 in the face of a lack of placement success among the graduates, the theater school had to be dissolved. 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" /> |
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. Sellner also had a small theater school in Darmstadt. When the country ceased subsidies in 1954 in the face of a lack of placement success among the graduates, the theater school had to be dissolved. 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" /> |
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| title = Zwischen Antimoderne und Postmoderne: Das deutsche Drama und Theater der Nachkriegszeit im internationalen Kontext |
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| Born | Gustav Rudolf Sellner 25 May 1905 |
| Died | 18 May 1990 (aged 84) |
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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 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 plays) there. He was Intendant of the Stadttheater Göttingen from 1940 to 1943.[3]
Sellner was Intendant of the 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 and was interned until 1947 in two US prisoner camps. In the process of denazification 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. Sellner also had a small theater school in Darmstadt. When the country ceased subsidies in 1954 in the face of a lack of placement success among the graduates, the theater school had to be dissolved. 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.[6] 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 logistical challenge.[6] 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.[6] The following day, Giselher Klebe's Alkmene received its world premiere staged by Sellner and conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser.[6] The third day, Verdi's Aida was shown in a production by Wieland Wagner.[6] Sellner held the post at the Deutsche Oper Berlin until 1972.[6] 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 at the Theater Basel in 1974, among others. [6] Occasionally Sellner also worked for television and for the film. In Maximilian Schell s production Der Fußgänger Sellner took over the title role, while Schell personified his deceased son.
Sellner was married in the first marriage from 1940 with the actress Manuela Bruhn, from 1951 in second marriage with Ilse Sellner. The first marriage produced two children. 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 an actor in films:[7]
- 1955 Orff: Die Kluge (TV opera, director)
- 1958 Orff: Die Bernauerin (TV opera, director)
- 1957 Abu Kasems Pantoffeln (TV, director)
- 1961 Ionesco: Die Nashörner (TV, director)
- 1965 Claudel: Der seidene Schuh (TV series, director)
- 1968 Henze: Der junge Lord (TV opera, director)
- 1973 Der Fußgänger (actor)
- 1975 Ansichten eines Clowns (actor)
- 1979 David (actor)
- 1979 Phantasten (TV, actor)
- 1980 Ein Mann von gestern (TV, actor)
Awards
Sellner received several awards, including;[2]
- 1967: Berliner Kunstpreis
- 1965: Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen
- 1965: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1972: Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern
- 1974: Filmband in Gold for Der Fußgänger
Exhibition
1996: Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Regisseur und Intendant, Theatermuseum Düsseldorf, by the Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung (Collection of theatre science) of the University of Cologne[5]
Literature
- Hugo Thielen: Sellner, Gustav Rudolf, in: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon, 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. Cologne 1996.
- Gerald Köhler: Das Instrumentale Theater des Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Cologne 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
- ^ Hugo Thielen: Sellner, Gustav Rudolf, in: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon, p. 332
- ^ a b c Ralph-Günther Patocka 2010, p. 225.
- ^ a b c Ralph-Günther Patocka 2010, p. 224.
- ^ Rühle, Günther (23 October 2014). Theater in Deutschland 1946-1966: Seine Ereignisse - seine Menschen (in German). S. Fischer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-10-403160-6. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g Friedrich, Götz (1990). "Zum Tode von Gustav Rudolf Sellner, bis 1972 Generalintendant der Deutschen Oper Berlin: / Hört auf diese Stadt / Gedenkende Überlegungen seines Nachfolgers". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Rudolf Sellner at IMDb
External links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Sellner in the German National Library catalogue
- Rudolf Sellner at IMDb
- Christian Wolf: Gustav Rudolf Sellners Theaterarbeit vor 1948. Berlin 2011
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