Jochen Breiholz
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Jochen Breiholz is a German music critic and dramaturge
. Born in Oldenburg, Germany, Breiholz studied in Berlin before interning at the Metropolitan Opera
. For more than two decades he has written music criticism for Opera News
magazine. From 1997-2002 he worked as a writer and editor of the Arts section for the German newspaper Die Welt
. He has also been a frequent contributer to Opernwelt
and has written articles for Opera Now and The Wall Street Journal Europe
among other publications. He has also worked as an interviewer for the National Public Radio program Allegro. He is the current Director of International Relations for the Latvian National Opera
.
Dramaturge
A dramaturge or dramaturg is a professional position within a theatre or opera company that deals mainly with research and development of plays or operas...
. Born in Oldenburg, Germany, Breiholz studied in Berlin before interning at the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
. For more than two decades he has written music criticism for Opera News
Opera News
Opera News is an American classical music magazine. It has been published since 1936 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, a non-profit organization located at Lincoln Center which was founded to support the Metropolitan Opera of New York City...
magazine. From 1997-2002 he worked as a writer and editor of the Arts section for the German newspaper Die Welt
Die Welt
Die Welt is a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company.It was founded in Hamburg in 1946 by the British occupying forces, aiming to provide a "quality newspaper" modelled on The Times...
. He has also been a frequent contributer to Opernwelt
Opernwelt
Opernwelt is a monthly German magazine for opera, operetta and ballet.The magazine covers news about current performances; it presents portraits of composers and performers, articles about opera houses and performance spaces, and about contemporary and historical subjects from the world of opera...
and has written articles for Opera Now and The Wall Street Journal Europe
The Wall Street Journal Europe
The Wall Street Journal Europe is a daily English-language newspaper that covers global and regional business news for Europe, the Middle East and Africa...
among other publications. He has also worked as an interviewer for the National Public Radio program Allegro. He is the current Director of International Relations for the Latvian National Opera
Latvian National Opera
The Latvian National Opera , Riga, is the national opera of Latvia. The opera company includes the Latvian National Ballet , LNO Chorus, and LNO Orchestra.-History:...
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