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Otto Schenk

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  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Otto Schenk was born on 12 June 1930 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Die Fledermaus (1972), Arabella (1977) and Merry-Go-Round (1973). He was previously married to Renée Michaelis.
BornJune 12, 1930
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    Die Fledermaus (1972)
    Die Fledermaus
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Frosch
    • 1972
    Arabella (1977)
    Arabella
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1977
    Helmut Berger, Senta Berger, Sydne Rome, and Maria Schneider in Merry-Go-Round (1973)
    Merry-Go-Round
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1973
    Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Der Kirschgarten
      TV Movie
      • Firs, ein Diener
      • 2021
    • Otto Schenk in Vier Saiten (2020)
      Vier Saiten
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Karl Michaeli
      • 2020
    • Tatort Staatsarchiv
      TV Movie
      • Reiter senior
      • 2018
    • Meiberger: Chasing Minds (2018)
      Meiberger: Chasing Minds
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Giovanni Hutterer
      • 2018
    • Otto Schenk and Harald Serafin in Schon wieder Sonntag (2018)
      Schon wieder Sonntag
      TV Movie
      • Cooper
      • 2018
    • Liebe möglicherweise (2016)
      Liebe möglicherweise
      5.9
      • 2016
    • Chuzpe
      TV Movie
      • Edek
      • 2013
    • Ralph und Carol - Noch einmal verliebt
      TV Movie
      • Ralph Bellini
      • 2011
    • Halpern & Johnson
      TV Movie
      • Joseph Halpern
      • 2009
    • Mein alter Freund Fritz (2007)
      Mein alter Freund Fritz
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Patient Knoppig
      • 2007
    • Castle Einstein (1998)
      Castle Einstein
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Herr Kraus (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Kampl (2005)
      Kampl
      TV Movie
      • Gabriel Brunner
      • 2005
    • Der eingebildete Kranke
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Monsieur Argan
      • 2005
    • Lacherfolge (2004)
      Lacherfolge
      TV Movie
      • Various
      • 2004
    • Hochwürden wird Papa (2002)
      Hochwürden wird Papa
      2.1
      TV Movie
      • Enrico Beloni
      • 2002

    Director

    • Die Fledermaus
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Der Rosenkavalier (2020)
      Der Rosenkavalier
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • L'elisir d'amore (2018)
      L'elisir d'amore
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Fidelio (2015)
      Fidelio
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director (stage)
      • 2014
    • Die Hose
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Spiel im Schloß
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Rosarot bis Schwarz
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Helmuth Lohner in Der Zerrissene (1984)
      Der Zerrissene
      TV Movie
      • theatre director
      • 1984
    • Die verkaufte Braut (1982)
      Die verkaufte Braut
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Der lebende Leichnam
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Tosca auf dem Trampolin und andere Opernkatastrophen
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Plácido Domingo in Andrea Chénier (1981)
      Andrea Chénier
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Die Fledermaus
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Das Veilchen
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1979

    Additional Crew

    • Die Fledermaus
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 2020
    • Der Rosenkavalier (2020)
      Der Rosenkavalier
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 2020
    • L'elisir d'amore (2018)
      L'elisir d'amore
      • stage director
      • 2018
    • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
      Great Performances at the Met
      8.1
      TV Series
      • production by
      • production
      • production: stage ...
      • 1986–2016
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.8
      TV Series
      • production
      • production: 1993
      • 2010–2015
    • Fidelio (2015)
      Fidelio
      • stage director
      • 2015
    • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2009)
      Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • staged by
      • 2009
    • Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Alfred Eschwé, Leo Nucci, Otto Schenk, Rolando Villazón, and Anna Netrebko in L'elisir d'amore (2005)
      L'elisir d'amore
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • directed for stage
      • 2005
    • Barbara Bonney and Anne Sofie von Otter in Der Rosenkavalier (1994)
      Der Rosenkavalier
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • based on a stage production by
      • 1994
    • Elektra (1994)
      Elektra
      8.9
      TV Movie
      • directed for stage: Opera production
      • 1994
    • Götterdämmerung (1990)
      Götterdämmerung
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 1990
    • Siegfried (1990)
      Siegfried
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • production by
      • 1990
    • Die Walküre (1990)
      Die Walküre
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 1990
    • Das Rheingold (1990)
      Das Rheingold
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • stage director
      • 1990
    • Professor Bernhardi
      TV Movie
      • staged by
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • June 12, 1930
      • Vienna, Austria
    • Spouse
      • Renée Michaelis1956 - April 7, 2022 (her death, 1 child)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      Austrian actor, cabaret performer and opera director, trained at the Max-Reinhardt Seminar and first on stage at the Vienna Volkstheater.

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