Marc Clémeur

Honorary Director of the Opéra National du Rhin Strasbourg, Casting Consultant

Marc Clémeur was born in Antwerp, Belgium. After earning a degree in Theater and Music Studies at the University of Cologne, he worked as an assistant director with Götz Friedrich and others in Bayreuth. Beginning in 1977, Marc Clémeur worked as a classical music producer for Belgian radio and television. Starting in 1984, he led the Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra; in 1989, he became the Artistic Director of the Vlaamse Opera, which achieved an international reputation under his direction. From 2009 to 2017 Marc Clémeur was director of the Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg, now appointed as honorary director.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The "Meistersinger von Nürnberg" singing competition, launched by the Nuremberg State Theatre, will take place every two years as of 2016, in the city of the Meistersinger. It addresses singers that already have some professional experience or are enrolled students at a Conservatoire.

The Nuremberg State Theatre is the largest in Bavaria, and one of the largest multi-purpose venues in Germany, with 650 permanent employees in the fields of opera, theatre, ballet and concerts, and stages more than 700 productions a year. Nuremberg itself has a rich musical and operatic history, which can be traced right back to the Middle Ages. Get more info.

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