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'''Oscar Fritz Schuh''' (15 January 1904 in Munich – 22 October 1984 in [[Großgmain]]) was a German-born Austrian [[opera director]], [[theatre director]] and opera manager. He is known for directing [[List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart operas]] at the [[Vienna State Opera]] and the [[Salzburg Festival]] in productions that toured internationally. They focused on the psychology of the characters.▼

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{{Infobox person

| name = Oscar Fritz Schuh

| image = Oskar Fritz Schuh.jpg

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| caption = Schuh in 1960

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|01|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[German Empire]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|10|22|1904|01|01|df=yes}}

| death_place = [[Großgmain]], Austria

| education = [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich|Munich University]]

| occupation = {{plainlist|

* [[Opera director]]

* [[Theatre director]]

* [[Opera manager]]

}}

| organizations = {{plainlist|

* [[Vienna State Opera]]

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| awards =

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▲'''Oscar Fritz Schuh''' (15 January 1904 in Munich – 22 October 1984 in [[Großgmain]]) was a German-born Austrian [[opera director]], [[theatre director]] and opera manager. He is known for directing [[List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart operas]] at the [[Vienna State Opera]] and the [[Salzburg Festival]] in productions that toured internationally. They focused on the psychology of the characters.

== Life and career ==

Schuh was born in [[ Munich]], the son of a veterinarian.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2007}} He attended the <!--humanistisches --> {{ill|Theresien-Gymnasium, Munich|de|Theresien-Gymnasium München|lt=Theresien-Gymnasium}}, achieving the [[Abitur]] in 1921. Already duringDuring his schooling, he already had a contract as a theatre critic for the Berlin magazine ''Der Fechter'', and also wrote essays about theatre history, and reviews for other papers. He studied [[art history]] and philosophy at the [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich|Munich University]]. In 1923, he was engaged at the Bayerische Landesbühne in [[Augsburg]].{{sfn|Boisits|2001}}{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2007}}

His first theatre direction there was Hauptmann's ''[[Hanneles Himmelfahrt]]''. He moved on to [[Oldenburg (Oldenburg)|Oldenburg]], [[Osnabrück]], [[Staatstheater Darmstadt]], {{ill|Theater Gera|de}} (with {{ill|[[Walter Bruno Iltz|de}}]]), and Prague. In 1931, he was called by Albert Ruch to work as director and dramaturge at the [[Hamburg State Opera]]. He there met the stage designer [[Caspar Neher]] who became his professional partner. When Ruch succeeded Karl-Heinz Strohm at the [[Vienna State Opera]], Schuh and Neher went along. They developed the so-called ''Wiener Mozart-Stil'' (Vienna Mozart Style) together with Neher and the conductors [[Karl Böhm]] and [[Josef Krips]], with a focus on the psychology of the characters.{{sfn|Boisits|2001}}<ref>[https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/kultur/mehr-kultur/157167-NOe-praesentiert-Kulturpreistraeger.html NÖ präsentiert Kulturpreisträger] (in German) Wiener Zeitung 15 January 2004</ref><ref>[https://docplayer.org/42904117-Jubilaeumszeitschrift-der-dramaturgischen-gesellschaft-2016.html jubiläumszeitschrift der dramaturgischen gesellschaft 2016] (in German) Dramaturgische Gesellschaft 2016</ref> Schuh's production, with Böhm, of ''[[Così fan tutte]]'' set a standard for later versions of the opera. The {{ill|Wiener Mozart-Ensemble|de}} successfully toured to Florence, Nice, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and London.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2007}}

Schuh also worked at the Vienna [[Burgtheater]]. In 1953, he became director of [[{{ill|Theater am Kurfürstendamm]]|de}} in Berlin, turning more to drama. He also directed for audio plays, such asincluding a 1956 production by [[Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor|RIAS]] of Goldoni's ''[[LaThe locandieraMistress of the Inn|Mirandolina]]''. In 19591958, he moved to be Generalintendant (general manager) of the [[Städtische Bühnen Köln]], and finally succeeded, in 1963, succeeded [[Gustaf Gründgens]] as general manager of the [[Deutsches Schauspielhaus]] in Hamburg, holding the position until 1968.<ref>Ralph-Günther Patocka: [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz74762.html Schuh, Oscar Fritz] (in German) Deutsche Biographie</ref>

He then worked freelance. In the 1970s, he founded the [[Salzburger Straßentheater]], which he directed, together with his wife, the stage designer and painter {{ill|Ursula Schuh|de}}, until his death.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2007}}

Schuh died in [[Großgmain]] at age. Schuh80 and is buried at the {{ill|Salzburger Kommunalfriedhof|de}}.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2007}}

== Awards ==

Among other awards, Schuh received the [[Deutscher Kritikerpreis]] in 1956, and the Salzburg [[Mozart Medal (Mozartgemeinde)|Mozart Medal]] in 1966.{{sfn|Ralph-Günther Patocka|2007}}

== Literatur ==

* {{NDB|23|672|674|Schuh, Oscar Fritz|Patocka, Ralph-Günther|118611208}}

== Publications ==

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=== Cited sources ===

* {{cite NDB|23|672|674|Schuh, Oscar Fritz|author=Ralph-Günther Patocka|year=2007|118611208}}

* {{cite encyclopedia

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| url = https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_S/Schuh_Oskar.xml

| title = Schuh, Oscar Fritz

| encyclopedia = Oesterreischisches Musiklexikon

| date = 6 May 2001

| language = de

| access-date = 5 January 2021

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== External links ==

* {{DNB portal|118611208}}

* {{IMDb name|1288502}}

* [https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Oscar_Fritz_Schuh Oscar Fritz Schuh] geschichtewiki.wien.gv

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