IOAN HOLENDER, DIRECTOR OF the WIENER STAATSOPER

This page is dedicated to Ioan Holender, the internationally known personality of the music world

THE TIMISOARA / ILSA CONNECTION

- born in Timisoara (1935)

- related to the Dornhelm family

- campion orăşenesc de inot (city champion), 33 meter breaststroke (late 1940s)

- attended Facultatea de Mecanica Timisoara (Institutul Politehnic) (1953-1956)

- left Timisoara in 1959, destination Vienna

ARTISTIC CAREER

1960-1962: Studied classical singing at the Vienna Konservatorium

1962-1966: Opera singer (Vienna and Klagenfurt)

1966-1988: Opera agent

1988-1992: General Secretary of Wiener Staatsoper and Volksoper

In 1992, Ioan Holender became the Director of the Wiener Staatsoper (term ends in 2007, unless extended)

Ioan Holender also teaches at the Vienna University (Institute of Theater, Film, and Media Science) (as of April 2003)

MEDALS and AWARDS

- Grand Golden Honorary Medal of the Austrian Republic

- Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy

- Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the French Republic

- Honorary Citizen of Timisoara

- Golden Medal of Merit, awarded by Vienna Municipality

- Austrian Honorary Cross for Science and Art, First Class

... and many others

             

The Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera House)

 

Ioan Holender (left), with Austrian President Dr. Thomas Klestil (center), and conductor Seiji Ozawa (right) (December 2002)

IOAN HOLENDER EXTERNAL LINKS (after visiting these sites, use your browser's BACK arrow to return to www.ilsa-timisoara.net)

Interview (December 2002)

Autobiography (amazon.com link)

Wiener Staatsoper