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Meet Dietlinde

Her first stage appearance at 19, as Gretchen in Goethe’s Faust at Munich’s State Theatre, brought her national fame. Scores of films and television plays followed, along with Germany’s Bambi Award for Best Actress of the Year (1983), and she starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in Mussolini and I.

 

Today she is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Castleton Festival, founded in 1997 with her late husband, conductor Lorin Maazel, where she mentors emerging professional artists year-round.

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Castleton Festival

Training and performance for emerging artists in Castleton, Virginia, now in its 30th season.

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1984: The Opera

Lorin Maazel's opera after Orwell, presented in concert and directed by Dietlinde.

Dietlinde Turban Maazel loves to perform, but her real passion is teaching.

 

Patience is the key. And curiosity. It’s the process, not the result. We walk across a tightrope together, taking risks – knowing there is a safety net.

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For more information on coaching click here

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"(Ms. Turban Maazel) taught a wealth of information and ideas...I learned a great deal, and the teaching was excellent and effective."

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⭐️Award Winning Actor - Performance Coach
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