Petr Weigl Explained

Petr Weigl
Birth Date:16 March 1939
Birth Place:Brno, Czechoslovakia
Occupation:Director
Yearsactive:1961–2018
Website:petrweigl.cz

Petr Weigl (16 March 1939 – 14 July 2018)[1] was a Czech director and playwright.

Biography

In 1961 he graduated from the Prague Film School and the Academy of Performing Arts Television. He worked in the cinema, on television (1961-1976), at the National Theatre (Narodni divadlo, 1976–1991). He created a number of short and feature films for the Czech and Slovak Television, as well as for German public channels ARD and ZDF, British channels BBC and Channel 4.[2] He was twice nominated for the Emmy Award.[3]

He worked in the theaters of Paris and Munich. A major success was the production of Richard Strauss's opera Salome in the Deutsche Oper in Berlin.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirka. Spáčilová. Zemřel režisér Petr Weigl, tvůrce Radúze a Mahuleny či Rusalky. cs. idnes.cz. 15 July 2018.
  2. http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1071820419-fascinace-hudbou-a-filmem-petr-weigl/20236515556/ Fascinace hudbou a filmem - Petr Weigl
  3. Web site: Petr Weigl . 8 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Cenu Vladislava Vančury převzal Petr Weigl. 26 January 2008. Týden.cz.

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