Kirill Serebrennikov

Stage director

Kirill Serebrennikov is a versatile director working across opera, film and theatre. His films have been shown at the Cannes, Venice and Locarno festivals. In spring 2025, his latest feature film, The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

From 2012 to 2021, he was artistic director of the progressive Gogol Center in Moscow. In the opera world, he made his name with productions including Così fan tutte, Parsifal and Lohengrin at companies such as Komische Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Opernhaus Zürich, Staatsoper Hamburg, Wiener Staatsoper and Bayerische Staatsoper. At Dutch National Opera, he previously directed Weber’s Der Freischütz and Boris Godunov.

In August 2018, Serebrennikov was appointed Commander of the French Order of Arts and Letters.

Last update: 16-04-2026