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, ...

He is based in Munich. Otto Schenk, the prolific Austrian director whose lavishly traditional productions for the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera thrilled generations of music lovers ...

Otto Schenk, an Austrian actor who became a prominent opera director revered among traditionalists, especially for his productions of the works of Richard Wagner, died Jan. 9. He was 94.

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

FILE - Otto Schenk performs in the role of Herr von Ledig performs during a dress rehearsal for Johann Nestroy's "Unverhofft" at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, on Tuesday, Jan. 15 ...