André Werner (born 4 June 1960 in
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser.
Brem ...
) is a German composer of classical music.
Werner studied classical guitar and oboe at the Musikhochschule
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
from 1980 to 1986, composition from 1986 to 1992 at the
Hochschule der Künste Berlin with Frank Michael Beyer. He was a Stipendiat of the
Villa Massimo in 1995/96,
[List of award winners]
, Villa Massimo. and won an
Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize in 2001.
[List of past winners]
of the Composers' Prize of the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
His opera ''Marlowe: Der Jude von Malta'' on his own libretto after the play ''
The Jew of Malta
''The Jew of Malta'' (full title: ''The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta'') is a play by Christopher Marlowe, written in 1589 or 1590. The plot primarily revolves around a Maltese Jewish merchant named Barabas. The original story combi ...
'' by
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe ( ; Baptism, baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the English Renaissance theatre, Eli ...
was premiered at the
Munich Biennale
The Munich Biennale () is a contemporary opera and music theatre festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is ''Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater'', literally: International Festival for New Music Theater. The biennial f ...
in 2002.
Archive notes to 8th biennale, 2002
Munich Biennale.
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German opera composers
German male opera composers
20th-century German classical composers
21st-century German classical composers
1960 births
Musicians from Bremerhaven
Living people
Berlin University of the Arts alumni
20th-century German male musicians
21st-century German male musicians