Rocc (opera stage director)

Rocc (born Rok Rappl; 14 December 1979) is a Slovenian-born opera stage director, scenographer, dramaturge, performance artist, opera manager and pedagogue. His professional mononymous pseudonym is a tribute to Marie Mrázková, Rocc's professor of stage acting and his mentor.

Rocc
Born
Rok Rappl

(1979-12-14) 14 December 1979
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Other namesRocc
Occupation
  • opera stage director
  • scenographer
  • dramaturge
  • performance artist
  • opera manager
  • pedagogue
Websiterocc.cc

Biography

Born in Ljubljana, Rocc studied opera stage direction at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (1998–2003, Master of Arts), followed up by postgraduate studies of stage design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Zurich (2003–2005, Executive Master), and with rosalie at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main (2005–2006, Certificate). He was granted a scholarship by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as receiving support from the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Rocc has staged and designed opera productions in the National Operas in Prague,[1] Brno, Ostrava, Ljubljana, Riga, Wrocław Opera, Opera Bergen and elsewhere. His projects have been presented within several international festivals, e.g. Ljubljana Festival, Festival Janáček Brno, Moravian Autumn Music Festival in Brno, Festival of Music Theatre in Prague, Prague Quadrennial, Warsaw Autumn Festival of Contemporary Music, Festival of Sacred Music in Pordenone, ISCM World Music Days and Bergen International Festival. His work in contemporary music theatre is combined with alternative performing arts, installation, new media and site-specific projects. Since 2013 he has been the initiator and Artistic Director of Concept operapovera, an ensemble focused on contemporary and experimental music-theatre aesthetics.[2]

In the 2007/2008 season Rocc held the post of Dramaturge of the Slovenian National Opera in Maribor. The 2008/2009 season saw him as Deputy Artistic Director and Dramaturge of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno, in 2009–2011 he was Artistic Director of the Janáček Opera and a member of the Programme Board of the International Festival Janáček Brno.[3] In 2011–2013 he was Artistic Director of the Prague State Opera, which is from 2012 affiliated with the National Opera in Prague. In 2013–2019 he was Artistic Director of the Slovenian National Opera in his hometown Ljubljana.[4]

Rocc works as Docent of opera acting at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana[5] and he has been a member of professional juries at international singing competitions.

Recognitions
  • 2018 Recognition for important works of art, the highest artistic title of the University of Ljubljana, which is equivalent to the scientific title of Doctor of Science[6]
  • 2020 Recognition of the Mayor of the Municipality of Litija on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of artistic activities[7]

Opera productions

References
  1. "Rocc profile". Narodni-divadlo.cz. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. "Concept operapovera". Operapovera.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. Markéta Stulírová, "Šéf opery Rocc: Cítím se jako Brňan". Brnensky.denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. "Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Prague". Culture.si. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. "Rocc profile". Ag.uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. "Najvišja umetniška priznanja Univerze v Ljubljani v letu 2018 v roke 27 prejemnikom". Uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "Priznanje župana Občine Litija". Litija.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. Šárka Motalová, "Free reconstruction of first ever opera La Dafne has world premiere". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. "Let's Make an Opera! The Little Sweep – Latvian National Opera". Classictic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  10. STA, "Contemporary Opera Opens in Ljubljana". Sloveniatimes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  11. "Grigori Frid: New Version of The Diary of Anne Frank Given World Premiere". Sikorski.de. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. "The Barber of Seville" (PDF). Operabergen.no. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  13. "Fidelio". Opera.wroclaw.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  14. "Perlefiskerne". Operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  15. "Ljubezenske pesmi". Skgg.eu (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  16. "Oráč a Smrt". Ensembledamian.com (in Czech). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  17. "code L". Opera.si. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  18. "La traviata". Operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  19. "Robe supports Prague Quadrennial 2019". Lsionline.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  20. "Johann Heinrich Schmelzer". Jhschmelzer.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  21. "Johann Heinrich Schmelzer". Jhschmelzer.eu. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  22. "Così fan tutte". Operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  23. "MarISHA". Divadlonaorli.jamu.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  24. "Opera Julija". Kcjt.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  25. "Madama Butterfly". Operabergen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  26. "Beyond the Garden". Stephenmcneff.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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