ctions ▁were ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁opera ▁houses ▁of ▁Austria , ▁Germany , ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁France . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Lang en hagen ▁in ▁the ▁Han over ▁Region ▁( Lower ▁Sax ony ), ▁Kle init z ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Han over ▁and ▁obtained ▁an ▁intern ship ▁at ▁the ▁Staats oper ▁Hannover ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁after ▁writing ▁to ▁its ▁director , ▁Hans - Peter ▁Le h mann . ▁After ▁studying ▁singing ▁and ▁theatre , ▁she ▁became ▁assistant ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁opera ▁house ▁in ▁B reg enz , ▁Austria , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁success ively ▁casting ▁director , ▁art istic ▁director ▁and ▁then ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁B reg en zer ▁Fest sp iele . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁art istic ▁planning ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁Royal ▁La ▁Mon na ie ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Staats oper ▁Stuttgart . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Opera ▁Europa ▁network , ▁which ▁brings ▁together ▁the ▁major ▁European ▁opera ▁houses , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁( which ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁personal ities ▁such ▁as ▁Bernard ▁F oc cr oul le ▁and