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Habjan was director in residence at the Theater an der Wien (Oberon, Faust, Salome, La Perichole and Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen) and resident director at the Dortmund Opera (Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail, Tosca, Die Zauberfl\u00f6te and Orpheus in der Unterwelt). His recent productions include Il Barbiere at the Theater Basel and L&#8217;Orfeo at the Semperoper Dresden. In 2024 he directed Die Zauberfl\u00f6te in Cleveland with Franz Welser-M\u00f6st and in 2025 they collaborated again on Fidelio at the Staatsoper in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In addition to his work behind the scenes, he is frequently on stage both as puppeteer and as an artistic whistler.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Photo: <strong>\u00a9 Werner Kmetitsch\/ Photowerk.at<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikolaus Habjan graduated in music theater directing from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. 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