He studied directing and musical theatre direction in Vienna and Berlin and has directed at, among others, the Komische Oper Berlin, the Leipzig Opera, the Cologne Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, the Royal Opera Copenhagen, the Gärtnerplatz Theatre Munich, the State Operas of Lisbon and Odessa, and the Edinburgh International Festival.
He has worked with singers such as Annette Dasch, Camilla Nylund, Samuel Youn, Ausrine Stundyte, Benjamin Bruns, Ashley Holland, and Stephanie Houtzeel.
In addition to his directing work, he is also a successful composer for musical theater. The world premiere of his Yiddish operetta MAZELTOV RACHEL'E at the Cologne Opera in 2021 was a surprise success. The accompanying album, "MAZELTOV RACHEL'E - The Yiddish songs from the operetta by Christian von Götz" (Ars produktion, 2022), was nominated in four categories for the OPUS KLASSIK 2023 awards.
In 2025, Christian von Götz won the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation's (BR) SPIELZEIT-FROSCH award for the second time, this time for his production of Michael Krasznay-Krausz's A Woman of Form at the Cologne Opera.
In 2026, he directed, among other works, Verdi's NABUCCO at the Mannheim National Theatre.
Last update: Jan. 2026
