Karl Mantzius (20 February 1860 â€" 17 May 1921) was a Danish actor,
stage and film director, theatre scholar, and operatic
baritone.Mantzius was born in Copenhagen, the son of the actor
Kristian Mantzius. At first he played small roles in amateur comedy
plays at the Court Theatre in Copenhagen, including 'Vielgeschrey' in
Den Stundesløse by Ludvig Holberg, which brought him so much success
that the theatre manager Edvard Fallesen advised him to become an
actor.He made his debut at the Royal Danish Theatre on 1 September
1883 as Jerome in Erasmus Montanus and became a regular presence at
the theatre as both an actor and director. His later roles included
Dr. Stern in En mand gik ned fra Jerusalem, Lieutenant von Buddinge in
Jens Christian Hostrup's Gjenboerne and Falstaff in Henry IV. Although
primarily a stage actor, he also appeared in two operas at the Royal
Danish Theatreâ€"as Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von
Nürnberg and as Jeronimus in the 1906 world premiere of Carl
Nielsen's Maskarade. His last performance at the Royal Theatre was as
Uncle Peter in Det gamle Hjem on 28 April 1921, less than a month
before his death in Frederiksberg at the age of 61. Like his father,
he was buried at the Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård.
stage and film director, theatre scholar, and operatic
baritone.Mantzius was born in Copenhagen, the son of the actor
Kristian Mantzius. At first he played small roles in amateur comedy
plays at the Court Theatre in Copenhagen, including 'Vielgeschrey' in
Den Stundesløse by Ludvig Holberg, which brought him so much success
that the theatre manager Edvard Fallesen advised him to become an
actor.He made his debut at the Royal Danish Theatre on 1 September
1883 as Jerome in Erasmus Montanus and became a regular presence at
the theatre as both an actor and director. His later roles included
Dr. Stern in En mand gik ned fra Jerusalem, Lieutenant von Buddinge in
Jens Christian Hostrup's Gjenboerne and Falstaff in Henry IV. Although
primarily a stage actor, he also appeared in two operas at the Royal
Danish Theatreâ€"as Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von
Nürnberg and as Jeronimus in the 1906 world premiere of Carl
Nielsen's Maskarade. His last performance at the Royal Theatre was as
Uncle Peter in Det gamle Hjem on 28 April 1921, less than a month
before his death in Frederiksberg at the age of 61. Like his father,
he was buried at the Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård.
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