What is Otto Schenk?
{{Infobox person | name = Otto Schenk | image = 2013 Otto Schenk (8824607154) (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Schenk in May 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1930|06|12}} | birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[First Austrian Republic|Austria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2025|01|09|1930|06|12}} | death_place = [[Salzkammergut]], Austria | other_names = | occupation = Actor, director | years_active = 1953–2024 | spouse = Renée Schenk }}[[File:Nestroy 2010 (06) Otto Schenk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Schenk in November 2010]] '''Otto Schenk''' (12 June 1930 &ndash; 9 January 2025) was an Austrian actor, and theater and opera director. He was born in [[Vienna]], Austria. His career began in 1953. Schenk appeared in over 30 movies (mostly in German). He was known for his lavishstage roles at the [[Metropolitan Opera]], most notably his production of [[Richard Wagner]]'s four-opera epic ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''. Schenk starred in the stage version of [[Lily Brett]]'s Chuzpe at the Kammerspiele Theatre in Vienna.<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre Review: 'Chuzpe'|last=Affenzeller|first=Margarete|work=[[derstandard]]|url=http://derstandard.at/1353207128481/Papa-liebt-so-sehr-die-Klopchiki|date=November 23, 2012|access-date=2013-05-10}}</ref> Schenk was known for his movie roles in ''[[Always Trouble with the Reverend]]'' (1972) and in ''[[Reigen]]'' (1973). His best known stage role was in ''[[Arabella (opera)|Arabella]]'' (1977). Schenk died on 9 January 2025 at his lake house in [[Salzkammergut]], Austria at the age of 94.<ref>[https://orf.at/stories/3001001/ Otto Schenk ist tot] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{IMDb name|0770902}} *''New York Times'' [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/arts/music/03pasq.html?ex=1150171200&en=c6fe04a7333edb8d&ei=5070 review] of Schenk's