The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe has appointed a new Intendant.

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Art announced that Christian Firmbach will take the position⁩ starting in the 2024-25 season. The board of directors of the theater unanimously voted in favor of Firmbach, who will succeed interim director Ulrich Peters. Firmbach’s contract will run for five years.

In a statement Firmbach said, “The Badisches Staatstheater has become very dear to me for many years as a regular guest artist in the field of music education, and I appreciate its long tradition and its high artistic potential. What particularly appeals to me is trying out the contemporary and democratic theater management model of the Dreierspitze and thinking ahead.”

Firmbach is a trained singer and has been General Manager of the Oldenburg State Theater since 2014. He has also served as Artistic Director and deputy General Music Director at the Theater Bonn as well as Artistic Director and Deputy General Manager at the Hessian State Theater Darmstart.