▁Bay re uth ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Dresden ▁Opera ). ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁conduct ing ▁and ▁musical ▁theory ▁with ▁Ser gi u ▁Cel ib id ache ▁in ▁Main z , ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁founded ▁P AR S ▁M ED IA , ▁a ▁production ▁company ▁whose ▁films ▁have ▁received ▁international ▁acc laim ▁for ▁its ▁document ary ▁and ▁feature ▁films ▁foc using ▁on ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁arts . ▁P AR S ▁M ED IA ▁produ ctions ▁have ▁been ▁awarded ▁numerous ▁pri zes ▁world wide , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁main ▁pri zes ▁at ▁the ▁film ▁festiv als ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Paris , ▁Monte ▁Carlo , ▁Columb us / Oh io , ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Prag ue ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Film ▁Award . ▁P AR S ▁M ED IA ▁films ▁have ▁been ▁broadcast ▁in ▁over ▁thirty ▁countries , ▁many ▁have ▁been ▁distributed ▁the atr ically ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁Las er ▁Disc , ▁V HS ▁and ▁DVD . ▁ ▁Schmidt - G ar re ▁is ▁st aging ▁oper as ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁at ▁opera ▁companies ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Schmidt - G ar re , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Film ▁Academy , ▁lect ures ▁on ▁direct ing ▁and ▁a est het ics ▁at ▁( am ong ▁others ) ▁the ▁H FF ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁the ▁Ath an or ▁Academy ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁art ▁deal