Rahel Thiel

Rahel Thiel was born in Leipzig and studied Music Theatre Directing at the University of Music and Theatre in Hamburg and at the University of Performing Arts in Vienna. Rahel has been working as a freelance director since 2019 and recent staged works include Baroque Opera to Contemporary Repertoire. She has a particular interest with works from the 20th and 21st centuries. Her most recent directorial work includes DIE DREI WÜNSCHE (Martinů) at Theatre Chemnitz, HANS SACHS (Lortzing) at the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig, EUGENE ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky) and THE LIGHTHOUSE (Davies) at The National Theatre, Mannhiem, the children's opera الملك†HAMED UND الأميرة†SHERIFA (Moultaka) at Hannover State Opera, Handel’s Oratorio JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN in Hamburg, L'ORFEO (Monteverdi) and CARMEN (Bizet