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Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (German: [ˈnɛstrɔɪ̯]; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath.
Johann Nestroy was one of Austria’s greatest comic dramatists, and a brilliant character actor who dominated the mid-19th-century Viennese popular stage. After a career as an opera singer (1822–31) in several European cities, Nestroy returned to Vienna and began writing and acting.
Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy war ein österreichischer Dramatiker, Schauspieler und Opernsänger. Sein Werk ist der literarische Höhepunkt des Alt-Wiener Volkstheaters.
Sep 7, 2017 · Johann Nestroy: Umsonst, BR 1967, Regie: Michael Kehlmann. Mit Peter Weck, Helmut Qualtinger, Fritz Eckhardt, Oskar Sima u.a.
The best attempt is probably a volume Three Comedies by Johann Nestroy (New York: Ungar, 1967) containing texts in American English by two Austrian émigrés, Max Knight and Joseph Fabry; but authentic translation recapturing the linguistic verve of Nestroy’s work remains a tantalising challenge.
This is a complete list of the plays of the Austrian singer-actor-playwright Johann Nestroy (1801–1862). Genres. Out of the 83 recorded works of Nestroy, a total of some 56 were designated as some form of Posse, meaning a farce or 'broad comedy', including 32 Possen mit Gesang (farce with singing).
Johann Nestroy (1801-1862) Writer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Nestroy completed high school between 1811 and 1816. After graduating from high school, he began studying philosophy at the University of Vienna in 1817. In 1820 he moved to the law faculty for two semesters.
