David Leara

 David Laera, born in Munich, is a choreographer, assistant director, director (music theatre) and dancer with more than twenty years of experience in the international opera and theatre world.

He began his career as a dancer, but soon expanded his work to include choreography, assistant directing and staging.From 2017 to 2025, he held a permanent position as Assistant Director, Co-Director and Movement Director at the Oper Halle, having previously been engaged at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. In Halle, he shaped productions such as Carmen, Agrippina, Orlando, Faust and Alcina, and was responsible for the movement direction of Serse (Xerxes), Les Contes d'Hoffmann and Der goldene Drache (The Golden Dragon). He also contributed to productions including Faust, Das schlaue Füchslein (The Cunning Little Vixen) and Der Freischütz.

David Laera has collaborated with directors such as Walter Sutcliffe, Katharina Kastening, Kasper Holten, Claus Guth, David Pountney, David Alden, Karolina Sofulak, Oliver Klöter, Caterina Panti Liberovici, Yuval Sharon, David Hermann, Nicolas Brieger and Floris Visser.
As a choreographer, he realised projects such as Die Passagierin (The Passenger) at the Bregenz Festival, Maometto II at the Canadian Opera Company and Khovanshchina at the Vlaamse Opera Antwerp. At Oper Frankfurt, he created La Gazzetta, the double bill Pierrot Lunaire / Anna Toll and a staged chamber concert marking the 100th anniversary of Claude Debussy's death. He also worked on Into the Woods (Oper Halle) and Manru (Opéra national de Lorraine).

As a dancer, he performed at many renowned houses, including the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, the Salzburg Festival, the Teatro Real Madrid, Theater Dortmund and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf.