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Caspar Neher (born Rudolf Ludwig Caspar Neher; 11 April 1897 – 30 June 1962) was an Austrian-German scenographer and librettist, known principally for his career-long working relationship with Bertolt Brecht. Neher was born in Augsburg. He and Brecht were school friends who were separated for a time by the First World War, during which Neher was awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class (on 2 February 1918). In 1919, he studied under Angelo Jank at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.〔Willett (1986, 118).〕 He was first engaged professionally by the Munich Kammerspiele in 1922, although his designs for its production of Brecht's ''Drums in the Night'' were rejected.〔Willett (1986, 119).〕 On 18 August 1923, Neher married Erika Tornquist in Graz.〔 Their son, Georg, was born on 14 October 1924.〔Willett (1986, 120).〕 In autumn 1926, Neher became the staff designer at the Berlin Staatstheater.〔 A year later, he became head of design at the Grillo-Theater in Essen, Germany, where he designed 8 operas and 11 plays.〔 He died in Vienna. ==Scenographic work== (All plays by Bertolt Brecht unless otherwise stated.) * 1923. ''Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'' by Heinrich von Kleist at the Berlin Staatstheater; dir. Jürgen Fehling * 1923. ''In the Jungle'' at the Residenztheater in Munich * 1924. ''The Life of Edward II of England'' at the Munich Kammerspiele; dir. Brecht * 1924. ''Jungle: Decline of a Family'' at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin; dir. Erich Engel * 1925. ''Coriolanus'' by William Shakespeare at the Lessing-Theater in Berlin; dir. Erich Engel〔Willett (1967, 145–146).〕 * 1925. ''Circle of Chalk'' in a version by Klabund at the Deutsches Theater; dir. Max Reinhardt * 1926. ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes at the Deutsches Theater; dir. Erich Engel * 1926. ''Baal'' at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin * 1926. ''Man Equals Man'' at the Landestheater Darmstadt; dir. Jacob Geis * 1926. ''Earth Spirit'' and ''Pandora's Box'' by Frank Wedekind at the Berlin Staatstheater; dir. Erich Engel * 1927. ''The Little Mahagonny'' at the Deutsche Kammermusik Festival at Baden-Baden; dir. Brecht * 1927. ''Die Wupper'' by Else Lasker-Schüler at the Berllin Staatstheater; dir. Carl Ebert * 1928. ''Man Equals Man'' at the Berlin Volksbühne; dir. Erich Engel * 1928. ''Kalkutta, 4. Mai'' by Lion Feuchtwanger at the Berlin Staatstheater; dir. Erich Engel * 1928. ''The Threepenny Opera'' at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin * 1928. ''Carmen'' by Georges Bizet at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin * 1929. ''Pioneers in Ingolstadt'' by Marieluise Fleißer at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin; dir. Brecht and Jacob Geis * 1929. ''Moritat'', ''Moschopoulos'', and ''Sganarelle'' by Rudolf Wagner-Régeny at the Grillo-Theater, Essen * 1929. ''Wozzeck'' by Alban Berg * 1930. ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'' at the in Leipzig; dir. Walter Brugmann * 1931. ''Man Equals Man'' at the Berlin Staatstheater; dir. Brecht * 1931. ''The Threepenny Opera'', costume design for the cinematic adaptation directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst * 1931. ''From the House of the Dead'' by Leoš Janáček at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin * 1932. ''Die Bürgschaft'', libretto and design by Neher, music by Kurt Weill, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; dir. Ebert * 1932. ''Un ballo in maschera'' by Giuseppe Verdi at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; dir. Ebert * 1932. ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'' at the Salle Gaveau in Paris; dir. Hans Curjel * 1932. ''Oliver Cromwells Sendung'' by Walter Gilbricht at the Volksbühne; dir. Hilpert * 1938. ''Macbeth'' by Giuseppe Verdi at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera; dir. Ebert * 1949. ''Mr Puntila and his Man Matti'' at the Berliner Ensemble in East Berlin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caspar Neher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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