The selection committee consists of city councillors from each political group, the Deputy Mayor for Culture, Dr. Skadi Jennicke, the Deputy Mayor for General Administration, Ulrich Hörning, Head of HR, Claudia Franko and the Gender Equality Officer. The selection committee will also be supported by Dominique Meyer - Director of Vienna State Opera, Dietmar Schwarz - Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Evamaria Wieser - Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival, Dr. Eleonore Büning - former features editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung and Chair of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Award), and Michael Schröder - Deputy Managing Director of The Deutscher Bühnenverein. The City of Leipzig received a total of 29 applications. The new Intendant will be proposed by the administration and confirmed by the Leipzig city council.
Background
At the end of the 2021/22 season, Prof. Ulf Schirmer will leave his role as Intendant and General Music Director of the Leipzig Opera. This professional decision was mutually agreed between the City of Leipzig and Prof. Schirmer and also takes into account his personal plans for the future.