Rebekah Rota has been named intendant and Artistic Assistant of the Theater Erfurt.

Rota, who will begin her tenure at the beginning of the 2028-29 season, is currently opera director of the Wuppertal stages. The American-born leader has worked on the stages in Saxony and at the Badischen State Theater Karlsruhe.

The company also announced that on Dec. 1, 2026, Ulrich Jagels will take over the company’s business management. Jagels has many years of experience in the business management of renowned cultural institution and has worked with the Bayreuther Festspiele, the Leipzig Opera and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, among others.

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