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Giorgio Strehler

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Italian opera and theatre director (1921-1997)

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Giorgio Strehler was an Italian stage director, theatre practitioner, actor, and politician. Strehler was one of the most significant figures in Italian theatre during his lifetime, described by Mel Gussow as "the grand master of Italian theater" and "one of the world's boldest and most innovative directors".

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Filmography 9

The Marriage of Figaro2006
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt1973
La direction d'acteur1979
Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi2017
La porta divisoria2024
Le Nozze di Figaro2001
Le Nozze di Figaro2010
There Was A Comedian Called Cecchelin2025
Giorgio Strehler. Il mestiere del teatro1966

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Television 2

Spécial cinéma1974
Le Grand Échiquier1972

Awards 9

1998honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
1992Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
1991Friedrich Gundolf Prize
1990Europe Theatre Prize
1988Goethe Medal
1982Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1975Viareggio-Versilia International Prize
Knight of the Legion of Honour
honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona

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Giorgio Strehler was an Italian stage director, theatre practitioner, actor, and politician. Strehler was one of the most significant figures in Italian theatre during his lifetime, described by Mel Gussow as "the grand master of Italian theater" and "one of the world's boldest and most innovative directors". He co-founded Italy's first and most significant repertory company, the Piccolo Teatro of Milan, and the Union of the Theatres of Europe. The Teatro Strehler theatre in Milan is named after him.

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Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1997 · aged 76
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