Christof Loy was born in Essen, Germany, and studied musical direction at the Folkwang University of the Arts. After further studies in Munich and assisting Luc Bondy and Dietrich Hilsdorf, among others, he made his directing debut with Gretchen, eine Mädchentragödie, a collage musical based on Faust. This was followed by engagements at various theaters, first in Germany, then abroad. Christof Loy works with numerous opera houses and international festivals. In 2019, he will make his choreographic debut with his own production of Tannhäuser in Amsterdam, where he will also choreograph his own production of Humperdinck's Königskinder. A few months after choreographing Bartók's ballet Le Mandarin merveilleux in Basel, he choreographed Orphée et Eurydice for the Salzburg Festival in 2023. In addition to his work in opera, Christof Loy also enjoys directing less academic projects, such as staging programs of melodies, including the Tchaikovsky evening "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" at the Frankfurt Opera and "Eine Winterreise" with Anne Sofie von Otter at the Theater Basel. In 2021, he will expand his artistic horizons with his first feature film, Springtime in Amsterdam (screenplay, music, direction). Christof Loy made his French debut at the Opéra national du Rhin in 2004, directing L'Italienne à Alger. He will return with productions of Le Chercheur de trésor (2022) and Guercœur (2024). Recent and upcoming highlights include productions of Elektra at London's Royal Opera House, La Fiamma at Berlin's Deutsche Oper, Eugene Onegin at Madrid's Teatro Real, Turandot at the Théâtre de Bâle, Werther at La Scala and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Peter Grimes at the Opéra national de Lyon, and Louise at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence. He is also planning several new productions of zarzuela.Debut at the Opéra national de Paris

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