Kupfer's career began in Stralsund, then part of communist East Germany, in 1958. After stations in Chemnitz " formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt " Weimar and Dresden, he became director at the Komische Oper in 1981, a position he held for 21 years. " Washington Post (AP)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:18PM on December 31, 2019