Philipp J. Neumann
Philipp J. Neumann (born 1977 in Leipzig, Saxony) is a German theatre and film director, author and graphic designer. Education, theatre and film work According to his own website, Philipp J. Neumann joined the Leipzig at the age of six and directed his first short films and plays at the age of 15. From 1999 onwards, he staged operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck in particular and oratorios by George Frideric Handel in several countries, as well as other musical pieces. In addition, since 1997 he has worked on various film productions, as a director, producer, cinematographer, film editor and screenwriter. In 2002, Neumann was among the co-founders of the , of which he was a board member until 2013. Stage productions 1999: Orfeo ed Euridice, opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, in the church ruins at Wachau near Leipzig 2000: Iphigénie en Tauride, opera by Gluck, in the church ruins at Wachau near Leipzig 2001: Acis and Galatea, oratorio by George Frideric Handel, performed with the Bach Society of Columbia University in Leipzig and New York 2003 and 2004: The Magic Word and Poor Heinrich, singspiels by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and the opera Pimpinone by Telemann, at the Moritzbastei in Leipzig