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