# Christina Scheppelmann

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'''Christina Scheppelmann''' (born 1965) is a German arts administrator.<ref name="Karras1"/> Scheppelmann is the general director-designate and artistic director-designate of [La Monnaie](/source/La_Monnaie).

==Biography==
Scheppelmann earned her degree in banking in Germany. In 1988, she began working in artist management in [Milan, Italy](/source/Milan%2C_Italy). In 1994, she worked for the [San Francisco Opera](/source/San_Francisco_Opera), overseeing the season design and staffing. Scheppelmann was director of artistic operations at the [Washington National Opera](/source/Washington_National_Opera) for 11 years.

From December 2012 to January 2015, Scheppelmann was the first general director of the Royal Opera House Muscat.  Scheppelmann subsequently served as artistic director of the [Gran Teatre del Liceu](/source/Gran_Teatre_del_Liceu) in [Barcelona, Spain](/source/Barcelona%2C_Spain).<ref name="Karras1">{{cite news |last1=Karras |first1=Christy |title=Why are there so few women at the top in classical music? What's being done about it in Seattle and elsewhere? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/why-are-there-so-few-women-at-the-top-in-classical-music-and-whats-being-done-about-it-in-seattle-and-elsewhere/ |website=The Seattle Times |accessdate=16 September 2019 |date=29 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="ON1">{{cite news |title=Seattle Opera Names Christina Scheppelmann, Artistic Director of Barcelona's Liceu, as its Next General Director |url=https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2019/3/News/Christina_Scheppelmann_Seattle_Opera.html |website=Opera News |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref>

In March 2019, [Seattle Opera](/source/Seattle_Opera) announced the appointment of Scheppelmann as its next general director, the first woman to be named to the post, effective with the 2019-2020 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.seattleoperablog.com/2019/03/meet-next-leader-of-seattle-opera.html | title=Meet the Next Leader of Seattle Opera | publisher=Seattle Opera | date=21 March 2019 | access-date=2024-08-12}}</ref>  Her tenure at Seattle Opera overlapped with the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), and her work at Seattle Opera included presentation of a filmed virtual season of productions.<ref>{{cite web | title=Christina Scheppelmann Takes Her Leave from Seattle Opera with a ''Barber'' |  url=https://www.postalley.org/2024/05/16/christina-scheppelmann-takes-her-leave-from-seattle-opera-with-a-barber/ | work=Post Alley | author=James C. Whitson | date=2024-05-16 | accessdate=2024-08-12}}</ref>  In June 2023, Seattle Opera announced that Scheppelmann is to stand down as its general director at the close of the 2023-2024 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.seattleoperablog.com/2023/06/general-director-christina-scheppelmann-to-depart-seattle-for-brussels.html | title=Seattle Opera general director Christina Scheppelmann to depart Seattle for Brussels' La Monnaie/De Munt in 2025 | publisher=Seattle Opera | date=21 June 2023 | accessdate=2024-08-12}}</ref>  In parallel, [La Monnaie](/source/La_Monnaie) announced the appointment of Scheppelmann as its next general director and artistic director, effective 1 July 2025, with an initial contract of six years.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.lamonnaiedemunt.be/fr/news/2857-christina-scheppelmann-nommee-directrice-generale-et-artistique-du-theatre-royal-de-la-monnaie | title=Christina Scheppelmann nommée Directrice Générale et Artistique du Théâtre royal de la Monnaie | publisher=Théâtre royal de la Monnaie | date=22 June 2023 | accessdate=2024-08-12}}</ref>  The starting time of her tenure at La Monnaie has since been revised to January 2025.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.seattleoperablog.com/2024/08/blog-post.html | title=James Robinson named General and Artistic Director of Seattle Opera | publisher=Seattle Opera | date=8 August 2024 | access-date=2024-08-12}}</ref>

In private life, Scheppelmann and her spouse Beth were married by US Supreme Court Associate Justice [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](/source/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg).<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.seattleoperablog.com/2019/03/incoming-general-director-q.html | title=Incoming General Director Q&A | publisher=Seattle Opera | date=21 March 2019 | access-date=2024-08-12}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-scheppelmann/ LinkedIn profile of Christina Scheppelmann]

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