Paul Theissen (born 1937) is a German pianist, conductor and choral conductor.

Life

Born in

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

, Theissen studied piano, conducting and composition as well as

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and

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

at the

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln The Cologne University of Music ( is a music college in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1850, it is Europe's largest academy of music. History The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 Ger ...

. He passed the A-examination in

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in Aachen. From 1961 to 1966, Theissen was a répétiteur at the

Deutsche Oper am Rhein The Deutsche Oper am Rhein (German Opera on the Rhine) is an opera company based in Düsseldorf and Duisburg. The opera also has an associated classical ballet company. Axel Kober has been its Music Director since 2009. The resident orchestra, th ...

in Düsseldorf and from 1967 to 1973, conductor and from 1969 director of studies at the

Staatstheater Mainz The Staatstheater Mainz (Mainz State Theatre) is a theatre in Mainz, Germany, which is owned and operated by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on the Gutenbergplatz, the complex comprises two theatres which are connected by an undergrou ...

. From 1974 to 1980, he was also conductor and solo répétiteur at the

Stadttheater Bern Bern Theatre, known in the city as Stadttheater Bern, is an opera house and theatre in Bern, Switzerland. The theatre opened in 1903 and was modernised between 2015–2016 with significant structural changes made to the backstage and auditorium. ...

. In 1980, he became first Kapellmeister at the

Landestheater Coburg Landestheater Coburg (Coburg State Theatre) is a medium-sized three-division (opera / operetta, drama, ballet) theatre in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany. Located on , a central square, the Neoclassical building has 550 seats. In 2008, the theatre e ...

. From 1982 to 1985, he was

General Music Director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the di ...

there. He then lived in the United States for three years, where he worked with the symphony orchestras in Tennessee and Riverside. In 1991, he became music director at the .Ingrid Bigler-Marschall: ''

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'' unde ...

. Biographisches und bibliographisches Handbuch''. Vol. 4: ''Singer – Tzschoppe''. Established by

Wilhelm Kosch Wilhelm Franz Josef Kosch (2 October 1879 – 20 December 1960) was an Austrian historian of literature and theatre and lexicographer. The lexicon that he conceived and later revised several times, the ' is a references in the field of German lit ...

, K.G. Saur Verlag, Munich among others 1998, , .

References

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* * 1937 births Living people German conductors (music) German choral conductors Musicians from Aachen Date of birth missing (living people) Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni {{Germany-conductor-stub