Elke Neidhardt
Elke Neidhardt | |
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| Born | Elke Cordelia Neidhart 5 July 1941 Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Died | 25 November 2013 (aged 72) |
| Education | State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, theatre and opera director |
| Spouse | Christopher Muir (married 1967, divorced 1977) |
| Partner | Norman Kaye |
| Family | Fabian Muir (son) |
Elke Cordelia Neidhardt AM (5 July 1941 – 25 November 2013) was a West German born actress and opera and theatre director. She spent most of her career after 1967 in Australia and became an Australian citizen in 2007. She appeared in theatre, television and feature films in Germany, Austria, France and Australia, and directed operas in Zurich, Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg, Vienna, Cologne and Australia. She is best known in Australia for directing operas with Opera Australia, and most particularly for directing the first full modern Australian production of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, in Adelaide in 2004.