Rocc (opera stage director)

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Rocc
Rocc - profile photo.jpg
Born
Rok Rappl

(1979-12-14) 14 December 1979 (age 42)
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Other namesRocc
Occupation
  • opera stage director
  • scenographer
  • dramaturge
  • performance artist
  • opera manager
  • pedagogue
Websiterocc.cc

Rocc (born Rok Rappl; 14 December 1979) is a Slovenian-born opera stage director, scenographer, dramaturge, performance artist, opera manager and pedagogue. His professional mononymous pseudonym is a tribute to Marie Mrázková [cz], Rocc's professor of stage acting and his mentor.

Biography[edit]

Born in Ljubljana, Rocc studied opera stage directing at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (1998–2003, Master of Arts), followed up by postgraduate studies of stage design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Zurich (2003–2005, Executive Master), and with rosalie [de] at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main (2005–2006, Certificate). He was granted a scholarship by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as receiving support from the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Rocc has staged opera productions in the National Operas in Prague,[1] Brno, Ostrava, Ljubljana, Riga, Wrocław Opera, Opera Bergen and elsewhere. His projects have been presented within several international festivals, e.g. Ljubljana Festival, Janáček Brno Festival, Moravian Autumn Music Festival in Brno [cz], OPERA Festival in Prague, Prague Quadrennial, Warsaw Autumn Festival of Contemporary Music, Festival of Sacred Music in Pordenone, ISCM World Music Days, Bergen International Festival, Audio Art Festival in Kraków, Day of the Composer in the Netherlands. Rocc has a special affinity for contemporary opera combining alternative sound, performing and installation arts, new media and site-specific projects. Since 2013 he has been the initiator and Artistic Director of Concept operapovera, an ensemble focused on contemporary and experimental music-theatre aesthetics.[2]

In the 2007/2008 season Rocc held the post of Dramaturge of the Slovenian National Opera in Maribor. The 2008/2009 season saw him as Deputy Artistic Director and Dramaturge of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno, in 2009–2011 he was Artistic Director of the Janáček Opera and a member of the Programme Board of the International Janáček Brno Festival.[3] In 2011–2013 he was Artistic Director of the Prague State Opera, which is from 2012 affiliated with the National Opera in Prague. In 2013–2019 he was Artistic Director of the Slovenian National Opera in his hometown Ljubljana.[4]

Rocc works as Docent of opera acting at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana[5] and he has been a member of professional juries at international singing competitions.

Recognitions[edit]

  • 2018 Recognition for important works of art, the highest artistic title of the University of Ljubljana, which is equivalent to the scientific title of Doctor of Science[6]
  • 2020 Recognition of the Mayor of the Municipality of Litija on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of artistic activities[7]

Productions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rocc profile". narodni-divadlo.cz. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Concept operapovera". operapovera.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ Markéta Stulírová, "Šéf opery Rocc: Cítím se jako Brňan". brnensky.denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Rocc profile". opera.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Rocc profile". ag.uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Najvišja umetniška priznanja Univerze v Ljubljani v letu 2018 v roke 27 prejemnikom". uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Priznanje župana Občine Litija". litija.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Free reconstruction of first ever opera La Dafne has world premiere". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Let's Make an Opera! The Little Sweep – Latvian National Opera". classictic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. ^ STA, "Contemporary Opera Opens in Ljubljana". sloveniatimes.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Grigori Frid: New Version of The Diary of Anne Frank Given World Premiere". sikorski.de. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. ^ "The Barber of Seville" (PDF). operabergen.no. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Fidelio". opera.wroclaw.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Perlefiskerne". operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Ljubezenske pesmi". skgg.eu (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Oráč a Smrt". ensembledamian.com (in Czech). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  17. ^ "code L". opera.si. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  18. ^ "La traviata". operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Robe supports Prague Quadrennial 2019". lsionline.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Così fan tutte". operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  21. ^ "MarISHA". divadlonaorli.jamu.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Opera Julija". kcjt.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Madama Butterfly". operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Beyond the Garden". stephenmcneff.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Deklica z vžigalicami - The Little Match Girl". skgg.eu. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Karl Ditters: David". baroknislavnosti.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Apollon musagète / Oedipus rex". opera.si. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Audio Art 2021". audio.art.pl. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  29. ^ "Agrippina". cd-cc.si. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  30. ^ "The Two Widows". ndm.cz. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  31. ^ "BallerinaBallerina". devaillant.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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