Katharina Kastening

Katharina Kastening is a freelance director and assistant director currently based in London. She was born in London, England, to German parents.

After graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2015 with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies, Katharina completed a MA in Text and Performance, specialising in directing, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and Birkbeck, University of London.


Starting from the 2019/2020 Season she be working as a Staff Director at the Oper Frankfurt, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Credits

Director credits include:
Daphnis et Chloë (Opera Studio), Opera Northern Ireland; Rodrigo (Youth Production), Händel Festspiele, Göttingen; Our Baby, Bread and Roses Theatre, London.

Associate Director credits include:
La Forza del Destino (dir. Keith Warner) Semperoper, Dresden; Tosca (dir. Amy Lane), Emirates Palace Auditorium, Abu Dhabi.

Assistant Director credits include:
Egmont (dir. Keith Warner), Theater an der Wien, Vienna; Passion (dir. Keith Warner), Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte, Montepulciano; Rodrigo (dir. Walter Sutcliffe), Händel Festspiele, Göttingen; Cosi fan Tutte (dir. Jan Phillip Gloger), Royal Opera House, London; Der Ring des Nibelungen (dir. Keith Warner), Royal Opera House, London; Falstaff (dir. Robert Carsen, rev. dir. Daniel Dooner) Royal Opera House, London; Agrippina (dir. Walter Sutcliffe) Grange Festival, Hampshire; Der Besuch der alten Dame (dir. Keith Warner) Theater an der Wien, Vienna; Die Zauberflöte (dir. Torsten Fischer) Theater an der Wien, Vienna; Elegie für Junge Liebende (dir. Keith Warner), Theater an der Wien, Vienna.

Training

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts - MA in Text and Performance (specialising in directing).