Background
Reuter, Rolf Friedrich was born on October 7, 1926 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Fritz and Erna Sophie (Votteler) Reuter.
Reuter, Rolf Friedrich was born on October 7, 1926 in Leipzig, Germany. Son of Fritz and Erna Sophie (Votteler) Reuter.
Abitur, Gymnasium zum Heilgen Kreuz, Dresden. Kapellmeister, Hochschule für Musik, Dresden, 1951.
Generalmusikdirector, Landestheater Meiningen, Germany, 1955-1961; general music director, Leipziger Theater, 1961-1979; chief conductor, Nationaltheater Weimar, 1979-1981; chief conductor, music director, Komische Oper, Berlin, 1981-1994. Professor Hochschule für Musik Leipzig, 1963-1972, Weimar, 1979-1981, Berlin, since 1981, Munich, since 1987.
Chairman Pfitzner-Gesellschaft, Munich, since 1990, Hans Pfitzner Gesellschaft, Munich.
Married Anemone Rau, July 28, 1951 (divorced 1969). Children: Thomas, Anna. Married Claudia Herzfeld, July 18, 1970.
Children: Sophia, Agnes.