Robert Meyer (actor)

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Robert Meyer at the Austrian premiere of Und Äktschn! (2014)

Robert Meyer (born October 21, 1953 in Bad Reichenhall ) is a German actor and theater director , member of the Vienna Burgtheater ensemble and director of the Vienna Volksoper since the 2007/08 season .

Life

Robert Meyer was already interested in theater as a child. He and his twin brother repeatedly performed at school events. His brother flirted with a career as an actor, but under pressure from parents chose a non-artistic profession and became a police officer. Meyer prevailed and began his acting studies at the Mozarteum University of Music and Performing Arts in Salzburg . He already played at the Salzburg State Theater during his studies . In 1974 he became a member of the Burgtheater ensemble , where he also represented the ensemble for a while. His first role at the Burgtheater was Schweizererkas in Bertolt Brecht's mother Courage . It was mainly seen in plays by Nestroy , he is considered one of the most famous Nestroy interpreters and director of Nestroy plays. In addition to Nestroy roles, he also played Thersites in Troilus and Cressida , Zettel in A Midsummer Night's Dream , Wurm in Cabal and Love , Dr. Ebenwald in Professor Bernhardi , Dr. Mason in The Wide Land , the Husband in Reigen and Chandebise and Poche in A Flea in the Ear . Between 1988 and 1998 he played and staged at the Summer Festival in Reichenau and took part in the Salzburg Festival as a thin cousin in Jedermann . He worked as a director at the Graz Schauspielhaus and at the Bad Ischl Operetta Festival . Well-known roles of his were at the Volksoper Vienna Sancho Panza in Der Mann von La Mancha , Sigismund in Im Weißen Rößl , Frosch in Die Fledermaus (he has been seen in this role at the Vienna State Opera since 2004 ) and Doolittle in My Fair Lady . He had many solo programs at the Burgtheater, such as B. Travelers , Avoid Bavaria! and Karl Valentin -Evening and Wagner - Parody Tannhäuser in 80 Minuten . Sometimes he also takes on film roles, e.g. B. in Herr Ober and in Die Ameisenstrasse and in the television series Tatort .

From the 2007-2008 season onwards, with the Burgtheater chief planner Rainer Schubert, as director of the Wiener Volksoper, he succeeded its director Rudolf Berger, who left the theater prematurely .

Roles (theater)

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays (selection)

Awards

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Music theater prizes for “Greek Passion” of the Graz Opera ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Article dated June 25, 2017, accessed June 25, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vol.at
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Reichenhall