SCENERY a.COSTUME DESIGNER, ACTRESS
Born
in Munich, Verena studied stage and costume design as well as acting at
the
Academy of Music and Performing Arts
(Mozarteum) in Salzburg, Austria, before taking additional private
instruction
under the aegis of actress Maria Becker. Engagements in Munich,
Frankfurt,
Essen, Zurich, Augsburg and Salzburg followed with free-lance film work
in
Canada (1996-99), membership at the Actor’s Working Academy in
Vancouver and
her first film roles.
Verena
moved on to work in recitations (audio books and literature programs)
and stage
scenery for, among others, Ibsen’s “The Ghosts“ in Zurich, Donizetti’s
“Don
Pasquale“ in Munich, Lortzing’s “Der Wildschütz“ in Munich and M.
Santanelli’s
“Regina Madre“ in Frankfurt.
Her
directing debut came in 2002 with “The Merry Wives of Windsor“ by Otto
Nicolai
at the International Music Festival in Chiemgau (Germany). Subsequent
productions were: C. Zeller’s “The Bird Trader“, G.F.Handel’s
“Amadigi“, W.A.Mozart’s
“The Escape from the Serail“, G. Verdi’s “Rigoletto“ and G. Puccini’s
“Tosca“, G.Verdi`s: Don Carlo,...