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der Intendant (-en)
die Intendantin (-nen)
   artistic director, director (of a festival, theater, public broadcaster), executive of an arts organization; theater manager
die Intendanz (-en)
   office/staff of the (artistic) director; directorship

Mit "Rent" bringt Intendant Udo Schürmer einen der großen Broadway-Erfolge auf die Schlossfestspielbühne.
With "Rent," artistic director Udo Schuermer is bringing one of the big Broadway hits to the stage of the Castle Festival. [in Ettlingen, Baden-Württemberg]
Die Oper Leipzig hat einen neuen Intendanten.
The Leipzig Opera has a new director.
Bislang sind für die Intendanz des Tiroler Landestheaters 30 Bewerbungen aus fünf Ländern eingegangen.
To date, 30 applications for the directorship of the Tiroler Landestheater [in Innsbruck] have been received from five countries.

Related:
die Intendantur = Intendanz; period of the directorship; (mil.) quartermaster, commissariat
intendieren (v.t.) to intend
der Direktor (executive) director, administrator; department head; (prison) warden; (Schuldirektor) headmaster, school principal
der Regisseur film/stage director

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