Bohumil Herlischka

| birth_place = Čáslav, Czechoslovakia | death_date = February | death_place = Düsseldorf | education = | occupation = | organizations = | awards = }} Bohumil Herlischka (25 April 1919 – February 2006) was a Czech opera director. After years at the National Theatre, he worked from 1957 predominantly in German opera houses, introducing a style later known as ''Regietheater'' (director's theatre). He directed several productions at the Oper Frankfurt and developed a close connection to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein where he staged operas by Leoš Janáček, presenting a cycle of six operas in the 197778 season. He staged Schoenberg's ''Moses und Aaron'' at the Hamburg State Opera, including a tour to Israel. He focused on rarely played works such as Meyerbeer's ''Le prophète'' at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and on contemporary opera such as Shostakovich's ''Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' and the world premiere of Alexander Goehr's ''Behold the Sun''. Provided by Wikipedia