Vienna State Opera - Directors / General Managers

Directors / General Managers

In chronological order, the directors (or general managers) of the Staatsoper have been:

  • Franz von Dingelstedt (1867–1870)
  • Johann von Herbeck (1870–1875)
  • Franz von Jauner (1875–1880)
  • Wilhelm Jahn (1881–1897)
  • Gustav Mahler (1897–1907)
  • Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (first term, 1908–1911)
  • Hans Gregor (1911–1918)
  • Richard Strauss / Franz Schalk (1919–1924)
  • Franz Schalk (1924–1929)
  • Clemens Krauss (1929–1934)
  • Felix von Weingartner (second term, 1935–1936)
  • Erwin Kerber (de) (1936–1940)
  • Heinrich Karl Strohm (1940–1941)
  • Lothar Müthel (1941–1942)
  • Karl Böhm (first term, 1943–1945)
  • Franz Salmhofer (1945–1954)
  • Karl Böhm (second term, 1954–1956)
  • Herbert von Karajan (1956–1964) (artistic director)
  • Egon Hilbert (1964–1968)
  • Heinrich Reif-Gintl (1968–1972)
  • Rudolf Gamsjäger (1972–1976)
  • Egon Seefehlner (first term, 1976–1982)
  • Lorin Maazel (1982–1984)
  • Egon Seefehlner (second term, 1984–1986)
  • Claus Helmut Drese (1986–1991); musical director: Claudio Abbado
  • Eberhard Wächter (1991–1992)
  • Ioan Holender (1992–2010); musical director: Seiji Ozawa (2002–2010)
  • Dominique Meyer (de) (2010–present); musical director: Franz Welser-Möst (2010–present)

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