Otto Schenk, an actor who became a noted director praised for traditional opera productions and criticized by advocates of ...

A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well ...

“Otto Schenk is an essential, unforgettable chapter in the history of our theater,” Vienna State Opera Director Bogdan Roščić said in a statement. “But he was also an artist who shaped ...

The Austrian director was revered among many operagoers, especially for his productions of the works of Richard Wagner.

Otto Schenk, an actor who became a noted director praised for traditional opera productions and criticized by advocates of contemporary approaches, died Thursday at age 94. Schenk lived in Austria ...

(AP Photo/Stephan Trierenberg, File) “Otto Schenk is an essential, unforgettable chapter in the history of our theater,” Vienna State Opera Director Bogdan Roščić said in a statement.

Though Vienna Blood primarily takes place in the titular Austrian city, the production has ventured all throughout Europe.

And that's in addition to conducting them from the pit in numerous productions at the Vienna State Opera. Combining both ... encompassed art and literature, theater, dance and music, architecture ...

Also found within the boundaries of the Ringstrasse is the Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera), which plays a substantial ... Vienna's oldest performing arts venues, Theater in der Josefstadt.

Two years later, the opera singers Raffaele Mirate and ... in her song “Schlummerlied” (Lullaby) at the Theater an der Wien. In the Vienna press, Geiger was subject to both praise and mockery.

numerous opera productions and more. This is Hugh Bonneville’s eighth consecutive year acting as host for the New Year’s Concert. Corporate support for From Vienna: The New Year’s ...