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Andreas Meyer-Hanno

1932 – 2006

German opera director

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Lived 1932 – 2006 (aged 74). Andreas Meyer-Hanno was a German theatre director, university teacher, lGBTQ rights activist, musicologist, opera director and director.

Andreas Meyer-Hanno (18 February 1932 – 7 September 2006) was a German theater and opera director.

Biography Meyer-Hanno was born in Berlin. His parents were Hans Meyer-Hanno and Irene Sager. Since 1949 Meyer-Hanno studied music and theater. After university studies he worked between 1956 and 1964 at the Wuppertal Opera, where he became 1959 opera director. From 1964 to 1972 he worked as opera director in Karlsruhe at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and then from 1972 to 1976 in Braunschweig at the Staatstheater Braunschweig. In 1980 he co-founded the LGBT organisation Homosexuelle Selbsthilfe (homosexual's self-help).

Meyer-Hanno became professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main in 1976. He retired as professor in 1993. From 1989 to 1993 he helped to build the Frankfurter Engel in Frankfurt.

Meyer-Hanno died in Frankfurt. He was buried in the Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof cemetery in Berlin.

Honors Römer-Plakette of city Frankfurt am Main, 1993 Price Rosa Courage in Osnabrück Bundesverdienstkreuz, 2000

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Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Awards
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Andreas Meyer-Hanno?

German opera director (1932-2006)

When was Andreas Meyer-Hanno born?

Andreas Meyer-Hanno was born on 18 February 1932 in Berlin.

When did Andreas Meyer-Hanno die?

Andreas Meyer-Hanno died on 7 September 2006 in Frankfurt.

What was Andreas Meyer-Hanno's occupation?

Andreas Meyer-Hanno was a theatre director, university teacher, lGBTQ rights activist, musicologist, opera director and director.

What nationality was Andreas Meyer-Hanno?

Andreas Meyer-Hanno was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andreas Meyer-Hanno

· Wikidata: Q110840

· DBpedia: Andreas Meyer-Hanno

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