Rudolf Sellner, born Gustav Rudolf Sellner (25 May 1905 – 8 May 1990) was a German actor,

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, stage director, and

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.Hugo Thielen: ''Sellner, Gustav Rudolf'', in: ''Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon'', p. 332 He represented in the 1950s a radical ''Instrumentales Theater'' (instrumental theatre). After decades of acting and directing plays, he turned to staging operas, and was a long-time intendant of the

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from 1961, when the

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was built. He staged notable world premieres, including

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's play ''Der Graf von Ratzeburg'' in 1951, Ionesco's '' Mörder ohne Bezahlung'' in 1958,

Giselher Klebe Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (28 June 19255 October 2009) was a German composer, and an academic teacher. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, all based on literary works, eight symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano work ...

's '' Alkmene'' in 1961 for the opening of the Deutsche Oper, and

Aribert Reimann Aribert Reimann (, 4 March 1936 – 13 March 2024) was a German composer, pianist, and accompanist, known especially for his literary operas. His version of Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', the opera '' Lear'', was written at the suggestion of Dietr ...

's opera ''

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'' in 1971.

Career

Born Gustav Rudolf Sellner in

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, he began his career as an actor,

and stage director at theatres in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

under from 1925, in

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from 1928, and in

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from 1929 to 1931. He was influenced by the work of

Otto Falckenberg Otto Falckenberg (5 October 1873 in Koblenz25 December 1947 in Munich) was a German theatre director, manager and writer. In April 1901, he co-founded ''Die Elf Scharfrichter'', the first political ''kabarett'' (a form of cabaret which developed ...

Leopold Jessner Leopold Jessner (3 March 1878 – 13 December 1945) was a noted producer and director of German Expressionist theater and cinema. His first film, '' Hintertreppe'' (1921), is considered a major turning point which paved the way for the late ...

and

Erwin Piscator Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator (17 December 1893 – 30 March 1966) was a German theatre director and Theatrical producer, producer. Along with Bertolt Brecht, he was the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio- ...

. 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. Sellner joined the

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in 1933. He was

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of the from 1940 to 1943. Sellner was Intendant of the 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

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. After World War II, he was a

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and was interned until 1947 in two U.S. prisoner camps. In the process of

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in 1949, he was ranked as a

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, revised in 1950 to "entlastet". From 1948 to 1951, he worked as a stage director in

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and

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. He staged in Kiel in 1948 ''

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'' by

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, and in 1950 Lorca's ''

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''. From 1951 to 1961, Sellner was Intendant of the

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. He staged the premiere of

's ''Der Graf von Ratzeburg'' in 1951. Sellner also had a small theater school in Darmstadt. When the state 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

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's '' Troilus und Cressida'' at the Staatliche Schauspielbühne Berlin, and his ''

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'' at the 1959

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. In Darmstadt, he directed the premiere of Ionesco's '' Mörder ohne Bezahlung'' in 1958. He worked as a regular guest at the

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, staging a cycle of plays by

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, ''

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'' in 1960, ''

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'' in 1961, and ''

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'' in 1963. Sellner had a reputation for being a representative of classical theatre. In 1959, he was invited by

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to stage

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's opera ''

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'' at the

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. He became Generalintendant (General manager) of the opera company, now called

, in 1961. It was during the

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, and he was expected to showcase culture in

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in a new opera house. A few weeks before the opening, the

was built, making the ambitious opening performances even more of a logistical challenge. The new opera house was inaugurated in 1961 with a performance of

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's ''

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'', staged by Ebert and conducted by

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, with singers such as

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Pilar Lorengar Lorenza Pilar García Seta (16 January 1928 – 2 June 1996), known professionally as Pilar Lorengar, was a Spanish ( Aragonese) soprano. She was best known for her interpretations of opera and the Spanish genre Zarzuela, and as a soprano she w ...

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (; 28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's ...

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and Walter Berry. The following day, Giselher Klebe's '' Alkmene'' received its world premiere, staged by Sellner and conducted by

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. The third day,

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's ''

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'' was shown in a production by

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. Sellner held the post at the Deutsche Oper Berlin until 1972. He staged

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's '' Boris Godunow'' in 1971 in Berlin, the premiere of

's ''

'' the same year at the

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's ''

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'' also the same year at the

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, Mozart's ''

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'' at the Salzburg Festival in 1973,

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's ''

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'' at the

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in 1975, and

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's ' at the

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in 1974, among others. Occasionally, Sellner also worked for television and film. In

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's production ''Der Fußgänger'', Sellner played the title role while Schell personified his deceased son. Sellner was married from 1940 to the actress Manuela Bruhn and from 1951 to Ilse Sellner. The first marriage produced two children. He died in Burgberg, part of

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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: *1955 Orff: ''

Die Kluge ' (''The Wise irl The Story of the King and the Wise Woman'') is an opera in 12 scenes written by Carl Orff. It premiered at the Frankfurt Opera, Germany, on 20 February 1943. Orff referred to this opera as a ' (fairy tale opera). The composer al ...

'' (TV opera, director) *1958 Orff: ''

Die Bernauerin ''Die Bernauerin'' is a piece in Bavarian dialect by the composer Carl Orff to his own libretto on the life of Agnes Bernauer.Andreas Liess: ''Carl Orff'' (1966) p. 111: "In ''Bernauerin'', Orff's new vision of the theatre is expressed in the rela ...

'' (TV opera, director) *1957: ''Abu Kasems Pantoffeln'' (TV Movie, director) – Erzähler *1961 Ionesco: '' Die Nashörner'' (TV, director) *1965 Claudel: '' Der seidene Schuh'' (TV series, director) *1968 Henze: ''

Der junge Lord ''Der junge Lord'' (''The Young Lord'') is an opera in two acts by Hans Werner Henze to a German libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann, after Wilhelm Hauff's 1827 fairy tale "Der Affe als Mensch" (The Ape as Man) from ''Der Scheik von Alessandria und s ...

'' (TV opera, director) *1973: '' Der Fußgänger'' – Heinz Alfred Giese *1975: '' Ansichten eines Clowns'' – The Father *1979: ''

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'' – Dr. Grell *1979: ''Phantasten'' (TV Movie) – Dr. Plesse *1980: ''Ein Mann von gestern'' (TV Movie) – Knoop (final film role)

Awards

Sellner received several awards, including; * 1967:

Berliner Kunstpreis The ''Berliner Kunstpreis'' (Berlin Art Prize), officially Großer Berliner Kunstpreis, is a prize for the arts by the City of Berlin. It was first awarded in 1948 in several fields of art. Since 1971, it has been awarded by the Academy of Art ...

* 1965:

Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen Goethe-Plakette (Goethe Plaque) is the highest award by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts of the federal state of Hesse, Germany, named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It has been awarded since 1949 at irregular intervals. The award ...

* 1965:

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* 1972: Großes

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mit Stern * 1974: Filmband in Gold for ''Der Fußgänger''

Exhibition

1996: ''Gustav Rudolf Sellner. Regisseur und Intendant'', , by the Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung (Collection of theatre science) of the

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Literature

Hugo Thielen Hugo Thielen (born 1946) is a German freelance author and editor, who is focused on the history of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, in a lexicon of the city, another one especially of its art and culture, and a third of biographies. He co-au ...

: ''Sellner, Gustav Rudolf'', in: ', p. 332 * ''

Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie The ''Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie'' (''DBE'') is a biographical dictionary published by Walther Killy and Rudolf Vierhaus (from the third to fourth volume), the first edition of which was published from 1995 to 2003 in 13 volumes by K. ...

'', vol. 9, p. 280 * ''

Deutsches Theater-Lexikon The ''Deutsche Theater-Lexikon'' is, according to its subtitle, a "biography and bibliography manual". The encyclopedia lists stage actors from the German-speaking area. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek leads the ''Deutsche Theater-Lexikon'' under ...

'', 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. *

References

External links

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Christian Wolf: Gustav Rudolf Sellners Theaterarbeit vor 1948. Berlin 2011
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