Maximilian Kurz BA MA has extensive experience in stage management and audio engineering, holding the position of Head of Stage Management at Wiener Staatsoper since September 1996. In addition to this role, Maximilian Kurz has served as a project manager in digital development and has worked as a stage manager and audio engineer. Previously, Maximilian Kurz was a stage manager at Seefestspiele Mörbisch from 2002 to 2005 and a sound engineer at Salzburger Festspiele from 1997 to 2001. Maximilian Kurz holds a Master of Arts in Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft from the University of Vienna, completed in September 2022, and a Bachelor of Arts in the same field from 2013. Additionally, Maximilian Kurz received an Audio Engineering Diploma from SAE School of Audio Engineering in Vienna in 1996.