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Christof Nel

Christof Nel (7 April 1944 – 6 August 2024) was a German theatre and opera director. He began his career as an actor but moved on to direct opera productions at major opera houses. Plays that he directed were invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen, such as the world premiere of Thomas Brasch's ''Rotter'' in 1978 and Thomas Bernhard's ''Alte Meister'' in 1998. Nel directed the world premiere of Rolf Riehm's ''Das Schweigen der Sirenen'' at the Staatstheater Stuttgart in 1994. His works at Oper Frankfurt included Puccini's ''Madama Butterfly'' in 2001, Wagner's ''Tristan und Isolde'' in 2003 and the first production in German of Aulis Sallinen's ''Kullervo'' in 2011. He taught at the Akademie für Darstellende Kunst Baden-Württemberg from 2011 to 2022. Provided by Wikipedia