Luka Hauser
When were you first enchanted by (musical) theatre in your life? And how?
When I was three years old, my parents took me to see a performance of Don Giovanni. I can't remember it myself, but they told me they were very surprised when I sat quietly and attentively through the entire opera. Later, as a student, I was awarded a scholarship to attend a performance of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival. I was completely enchanted by the mystical sounds coming from the orchestra pit.
Why do people sing and why don't they speak?
Singing is linguistic emotion in sound form. There is no more direct way to express emotions than through singing. The combination of melody and lyrics touches us humans in our innermost being.
What role can/should (musical) theatre play in today's society?
Theatre is a place of collective experience. Especially in an increasingly digitalised world, where we are constantly bombarded with so much fast-paced information and our lives are lived at an accelerated pace, we need places where we can process it all. There is no better place than a theatre to process our emotions. Where else can you spend several hours dealing with topics such as love, grief, humour, longing... in the company of other people?
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Born in
Spain
Education
Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar
Berlin University of the Arts
Hanns Eisler University of Music Berlin
Important Engagements
- Since 2023/24: Kapellmeister and Assistant to the General Music Director at the Stuttgart State Opera (Falstaff, Aufstieg, Fall der Stadt Mahagoni)
- 2024/25: Stuttgart State Opera (Der Freischütz, Casanova, Rusalka), German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli
- Berlin Concert Hall Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Liechtenstein Symphony Orchestra, Weimar State Orchestra, Thuringian Symphony Orchestra
Debut and important works at Volksoper Wien
Conductor Der Zarewitsch (Season 2025/26)
Significant prizes & honours
- Concurso internacional Anton Garcia Abril in Spain
- Santa Cecilia International Competition
- Kyoto International Music Festival
- 2018 Scholarship holder at the Bayreuth Festival
- 2021: Semi-finalist at the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting
- 2024: Finalist at the Guido Cantelli Prize in Milan
Website
* Use of the photograph (© Matthias Baus) solely for the purpose of current reporting on the Vienna Volksoper.
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