Tobias Wolff becomes Artistic Director at the Theater Braunschweig

Tobias Wolff will lead the Staatstheater Braunschweig from the summer of 2026 and will leave the opera Leipzig earlier than originally planned. To date, the opera Leipzig has been without succession for the 2026/27 season.

Braunschweig (dpa/lni) – From Leipzig to Lower Saxony: Tobias Wolff becomes the new director of the Staatstheater Braunschweig for the summer of 2026. The 49-year-old receives a contract for five seasons, as decided by the administrative committee of the theatre. "Tobias Wolff is a renowned music theatre specialist and in Lower Saxony highly appreciated by his long-standing work for the Handel Festival Göttingen", said Minister of Culture Falko …

Tobias Wolff, director of the Leipzig Opera, comes to the Braunschweig Theater in 2026. He knows the cultural scene in Lower Saxony well.From Leipzig to Lower Saxony: Tobias Wolff becomes the new director of the Staatstheater Braunschweig in the summer of 2026. The 49-year-old receives a contract for five seasons, as decided by the administrative committee of the theater. "Tobias Wolff is a renowned music theatre specialist and in Lower Saxony v…

Tobias Wolff will become the new General Director of the Braunschweig State Theatre starting in summer 2026. This was decided by the theatre's Administrative Committee at its meeting today (Tuesday, April 8, 2025).

Tobias Wolff comes from the Leipzig Opera in 2026. There, his contract as Artistic Director was not extended. In Lower Saxony, the music theatre expert has a good name. He directed Göttingen's Handel Festival for ten years.