Otto Schenk Biography (1930-)

Born June 12, 1930, in Vienna, Austria.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, actor
Birth Details: June 12, 1930; Vienna

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Producer
Die Zauberfloete, Salzburg Landestheater, Salzburg, Austria, 1957
Don Pasquale, Vienna Volksoper, Vienna, Austria, 1961
Dantons Tod and Lulu, Vienna Festival, Vienna, 1963
Die Zauberfloete, Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, 1963
Der Rosenkavalier, Salzburg Festival, 1963
Jenufa, Vienna Staatsoper, Vienna, 1964
Le Nozze di Figaro, La Scala, Milan, Italy, 1974
Un Ballo in Maschera, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, 1975
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1986,1988, 1990, 1992
Die Walkure, Metropolitan Opera, 1987, 1994
Die Fledermaus, Metropolitan Opera, 1987, 1988
Das Rheingold, Metropolitan Opera, 1987, 1988
Gotterdammerung, Metropolitan Opera, 1988, 1990
Rigoletto, Metropolitan Opera, 1990
Parsifal, Metropolitan Opera, 1991
Elektra, Metropolitan Opera, 1992
The Tales of Hoffmann, Metropolitan Opera, 1992
Fidelio, Metropolitan Opera, 1993
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Metropolitan Opera, 1993
Rusalka, Metropolitan Opera, 1994
Also producer of Der Rosenkavalier in Munich, Germany, 1975; Tosca, Tannhaeuser, and Arabella at the Metropolitan Opera; and Macbeth and Der Freischutz.
Film Appearances
Dunja (also known as Her Crime Was Love and Der Postmeister), 1955
Der Bauer als Millionar, 1961
Das haben die Madchen gern (also known as Die Lustigen Vagabunden), 1962
Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna (also known as Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein), 1970
Immer Aerger mit Hochwurden, 1972
Starke Zeiten, 1988
Immer Arger mit Nicole, 1992
Ein Herz wird wieder jung, 1997
Dr. August Beer, Late Show, Constantin Films, 1999
Film Director
Hin und her, 1963
Reigen (also known as Dance of Love and Merry-Go-Round), 1973
Komtesse Mizzi, 1975
Arabella, 1977
Television Appearances
Movies

Anatol, 1962
Hier bin ich, mein Vater, 1970
Darfich mitspielen?, 1976
Iwan Petrowitsch Alexandrow, Der Lebende Leichnam, 1981
Eine Blassblaue Frauenschrift, 1984
Schnoferl, Das Maedl aus der Vorstadt, 1989
Der Schwierige, 1991
Josef Bieder, Die Sternstunde des Josef Bieder, 1992
Joseph, Duett, 1992
William, Tafelspitz, 1993
Franz "Grandpa" Sedlak, Unser Opa ist der Beste, 1995
Potasch, Potasch und Perlmutter, 1996
Franz Sedlak, Mein Opa und die 13 Stuhle, 1997
Willie Clark, Sonny Boys, 1999
Augustinus Fittl, Die Verhaftung des Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, 2000
Walter Hofer, Zwei unter einem Dach, 2001
Brendel, Rosmersholm, 2001
Miniseries
Vor Gericht Sehn wir uns wieder, 1978
Episodic
Frosch, "Die Fledermaus," Live from the Met, PBS, 1986
Television Director
Movies
Anatol, 1962
Der Kaufmann von venedig, 1968
Liliom, 1971
Was Ihr wollt, 1973
Der Widerspenstigen Zaehmung, 1974
Viel Laermen um nichts, 1975
Der Lebende Leichnam, 1981
Andrea Chenier, 1981
Die Hose, 1987
Die Verkaufte Braut, 1989
Television Opera Director
Movies
Un Ballo in Maschera, 1975
Der Rosenkavalier, 1979, 1994
Tannhaeuser, 1982
Die Fledermaus, 1986
Arabella, 1994
Television Stage Director
Movies
Die Walkure, 1990
Siegfried, 1990
Das Rheingold, 1990
Goetterdaemmerung (also known as Der Ring de Nibelungen: 3. Tag), 1990
Television Work
Episodic
Director, Familie Leitner, 1958
Producer, "Die Fledermaus," Live from the Met, PBS, 1986
Director, "Les contes d'Hoffmann" (also known as "The Tales of Hoffmann"), The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1988
Producer, "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (also known as "Das Rheingold," "DieWalkuere," "Siegfried," and "Goetterdaemmerung"), The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1990
Director, "The Metropolitan Opera Silver Anniversary," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
Producer, "Elektra," The Metropolitan Opera Presents, PBS, 1994
Specials
Producer of the opera Tannhaeuser, 1983.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Reigen (also known as Dance of Love and Merry-Go-Round), 1973

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