Detlef Heusinger; from 1976 to 1980, he attended the Bremen Academy of Music, studying composition under Luciano Ortis as well as guitar, lute and piano. Between 1981 and 1989, he continued his study of composition under Hans-Werner Henze in Cologne as well as Klaus Huber at the Freiburg Academy of Music, where he took courses in directing (Francis Travis) and electronic music (Messias Maiguashca) as well. Since 1991, he has worked increasingly as an opera director in Germany, Poland, Austria and Switzerland.