Death of the opera director Christoph Groszer
The Zurich Opera House has announced that Christoph Groszer, who was Artistic Director of the opera house on the Limmat from 1986 to 1991, has died at the age of 89.
Groszer has "decisively shaped the Zurich Opera House with great artistic vision, great passion and the necessary perseverance". With his "gentle modesty and his clever, confident manner, his humor and his enthusiasm", he knew how to motivate his employees in all areas to deliver top performances, the opera house continued.
Groszer was director of the Landestheater Tübingen from 1964 to 1967, director of the Stadttheater St. Gallen from 1967 to 1972, general director of the Staatstheater Braunschweig from 1972 to 1978, director of the Staatstheater Wiesbaden from 1978 to 1986 and director of the Opernhaus Zürich from 1986 to 1991.
