Karl Arnau

Karl Arnau , also Carl Arnau , (born November 26, 1843 in Hungary , † November 4, 1910 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian actor.

Arnau began to study sculpture at the art academy in Vienna . He broke off this course without a degree and switched to the theater. At the age of 20 he made his successful debut as "Ferdinand" on September 4, 1863 in Vienna. After a short guest performance in Pressburg , he was engaged as a second lover at the theater in Leipzig .

In September 1870 Arnau appeared at the Deutsches Theater in Prague . During this time he made the acquaintance of Heinrich Laube , who brought him to the Vienna City Theater in August 1872 . After a brief engagement at the Hamburg City Theater in 1896 , Arnau was committed to the Court Theater in Vienna in 1879 , where he remained a member of the ensemble until 1897. With effect from June 1, 1890 he became the real. Kaiserl. Hofburg actor appointed.

In addition, Arnau was entrusted with a teaching position at the Conservatory of the Society of Friends of Music . In 1897 he resigned from all offices and gave his farewell performance. Until 1905 he still led a kind of "master class" at a private theater preparation school. Then he retired into private life and settled in Innsbruck. Karl Arnau died three weeks before his 67th birthday on November 4, 1910 and was also buried there.

Roles (selection)

• Ferdinand - Cabal and Love ( Friedrich Schiller )
• Lear - King Lear ( William Shakespeare )
• Stauffacher - Wilhelm Tell (Friedrich Schiller)
• Brother of the monastery - Nathan the Wise ( Gotthold Ephraim Lessing )

Student (selection)

• Olga Gauby

literature

• Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 33, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Arnau Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 28. (PDF; 178 kB)