University of Fribourg.
Since 2006 he is the artistic director of the Theater Basel and he will take over the management of the Hamburg State Opera in 2015. After his studies in art history and musicology at the University of Bern and University of Fribourg as well as composition at the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern. He produced his first productions in opera and play in Bern, Lucerne and at the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn.
His focus soon began to shift towards premieres of Musical theatres like 22.13 by Mark Andre (Munich Biennale, Festival d"Automne à Paris, Paris Opera).
Hellhörig by Carola Bauckholt (Munich Biennale/Theater Basel), Der Alte vom Berge by Bernhard Language (Schwetzingen Festival/Theater Basel). And 3 Frauen by Wolfgang Rihm (Theater Basel).
Additionally, he did many stagings in Europe, America and Asia, which were followed by his first movie productions. As a professor, Delnon began at the Folkwang University of the Arts, moving on to working in Frankfurt, Montepulciano and Basel.
In 2002 he received a professorship for scenic plays at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz.
In the fall semester of 2014 he will be also working at the University of Zürich as a guest lecturer. Since 2009 he is also the artistic director of the Schwetzingen Festival. In 2015 Delnon will start his job as the artistic director of the Hamburg State Opera.
Carmen and Die Fledermaus for Frankfurt Opera Dido in Toulouse The Rape of Lucretia for Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, and for Theater Basel Traviata, Butterfly and Liebe zu den drei Orangen in Dortmund Fräulein Julie (Mission Julie) in Essen Louisiana Griselda (Vivaldi) in Geneva Junge Lord (Henze), Maria Stuart and Ezio (Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe) in Karlsruhe Parsifal, Jenufa and Medea in Saarbrücken am State Theatre Saarland Schwarze Spinne (Sutermeister), Das Lachen der Schafe (Demierre) and König für einen Tag (Grünauer) in Lucerne Hofmann´s Erzählungen in Hanover Carmen, Lulu, Saul, die Uraufführung G from G. Bryars and Don Giovanni in Mainz Ubu Rex for the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires Juditha triumphans by Antonio Vivaldi for the festival at Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg the premiere of 22,13 from Mark Andre for the Munich Biennale, Mainz and the Festival d"Automne à Paris/Paris Opera Il figlio delle selve, the premiere of Fredrik Zeller"s Zaubern and Proserpina from Krauss at the Schwetzingen Festival Hellhörig (premiere) by Carola Bauckholt for the Munich Biennale Drei Frauen (premiere) by Wolfgang Rihm at the Theater Basel.
Since 2002 Delon is a member of the German Academy of Performing Arts.