Olaf Freese

Olaf Freese was born in Berlin in 1968. After completing his technical training, he worked at the Berliner Ensemble and Schauspielhaus Hamburg, before becoming lighting director at Schauspiel Hannover (2000-2003), Deutsches Theater Berlin (2003-2007) and Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin (2007-2020). Since 1992, he has worked as a lighting designer at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Residenztheater Munich, Burgtheater Vienna, Staatsoper and Schauspiel Hannover, Staatsoper Hamburg, Staatsoper Vienna, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, National Opera Amsterdam, Royal Opera House London, La Scala Milan, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, New National Theatre Tokyo.