Elke Cordelia Neidhardt AM (5 July 1941 â€" 25 November 2013) was a
German Australian actress and opera and theatre director. She appeared
in theatre, television and feature films in Germany, Austria, France
and Australia, and directed operas in Zurich, Amsterdam,
Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg, Vienna, Cologne and Australia. She is best
known in Australia for directing operas with Opera Australia, and most
particularly for directing the first full modern Australian production
of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, in Adelaide in 2004.Elke Neidhardt was
born in Stuttgart. She graduated from the State University of Music
and Performing Arts Stuttgart, and later directed operas in Zurich,
Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg and Vienna. Elke also made two
films in Germany Der Schatten: Ein Märchen für Erwachsene (1963) and
the Jerry Cotton thriller Mordnacht in Manhattan (1965).She married an
Australian and moved to Melbourne. In 1967 she played Dr. Anna
Steiner, a German doctor, in some episodes of the television series
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Neidhardt then appeared in other Australian
television series such as The Link Men (1970) and Shannon's Mob
(1975). She was also in a small number of Australian feature films,
including Libido (1973; in which she appeared nude), Alvin Purple
(1973) and The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975). Her last film was
Inside Looking Out (1977).From 1977 to 1990 Neidhardt was the resident
director for Opera Australia. She returned to Germany for six years,
working at the Cologne State Opera and directing three productions of
Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
German Australian actress and opera and theatre director. She appeared
in theatre, television and feature films in Germany, Austria, France
and Australia, and directed operas in Zurich, Amsterdam,
Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg, Vienna, Cologne and Australia. She is best
known in Australia for directing operas with Opera Australia, and most
particularly for directing the first full modern Australian production
of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, in Adelaide in 2004.Elke Neidhardt was
born in Stuttgart. She graduated from the State University of Music
and Performing Arts Stuttgart, and later directed operas in Zurich,
Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg and Vienna. Elke also made two
films in Germany Der Schatten: Ein Märchen für Erwachsene (1963) and
the Jerry Cotton thriller Mordnacht in Manhattan (1965).She married an
Australian and moved to Melbourne. In 1967 she played Dr. Anna
Steiner, a German doctor, in some episodes of the television series
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Neidhardt then appeared in other Australian
television series such as The Link Men (1970) and Shannon's Mob
(1975). She was also in a small number of Australian feature films,
including Libido (1973; in which she appeared nude), Alvin Purple
(1973) and The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975). Her last film was
Inside Looking Out (1977).From 1977 to 1990 Neidhardt was the resident
director for Opera Australia. She returned to Germany for six years,
working at the Cologne State Opera and directing three productions of
Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
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