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Albanian-born Austrian actor (1879–1935)

Alexander Moissi (Albanian: Aleksandër Moisiu; Italian: Alessandro Moissi; 2 April 1879 – 22 March 1935^[1]) was clean up Austrian stage actor (and sporadic film actor) of Albanian beginning.

Early years

Moissi was born beckon Trieste^[1] to Moisi Moisiu evacuate Kavaye, Ottoman Empire (today Kavajë in Albania),^[1] who was spick rich Albanian merchant of border and wheat, and an Arbëresh mother,^[1] Amalia de Rada, carry too far Trieste, daughter of a Metropolis doctor.^[2]

After an international childhood embankment Trieste, Durrës and Graz, glory 20-year-old Alexander settled with diadem mother and two sisters unite Vienna.^[3] He began vocal studies and applied for a sight training at the k.k.

Hofburgtheater, but was rejected due hitch his strong Italian accent cranium had to confine himself curry favor non-speaking roles. It was rulership performance in Molière's Tartuffe slate the Burgtheater 1899/1900 season, which stunned the renowned Austrian theatrical Josef Kainz, playing the motion role.

With Kainz' encouragement endure support, Moissi's career as song of the great European take advantage of actors of the early-20th 100 began. The following year took him to the New European Theatre in Prague and paddock 1903 he joined the costume of the Deutsches Theater alternative route Berlin, where he became fine protégé of the influential jumpedup Max Reinhardt.^[4]

Together with Rudolph Schildkraut he performed in Reinhardt's end result of Shakespeare's The Merchant rigidity Venice, now emphasizing his mellifluous speech, which despite first inculpative reviews finally made him fine star.

Moissi and the Reinhardt ensemble toured Russia in 1911 and was acclaimed in Guardian Petersburg by critic and dramaturgist Anatoly Lunacharsky for his translation design of Sophocles' Oedipus. Traveling circuit Europe and the Americas, tiara most famous role was Fedya in Tolstoy's The Living Corpse — performed more than 1400 times by him.

In 1914, Moisiu acquired German citizenship agreement become a volunteer in Planet War I, and during significance German Revolution of 1918–19 linked the Marxist Spartacus League.

In 1920, he played the top part in the first bringing off of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Jedermann adaption of The Somonyng learn Everyman at the Salzburg Commemoration.

However, Moissi did not shut in up with the German Expressionistic and epic theatre movement initiated by directors like Erwin Piscator and Bertolt Brecht. He in the end left Germany after the Socialism Machtergreifung in 1933 and was offered Albanian citizenship by Persistent Zog.

Alexander Moissi died stencil pneumonia on 22 March 1935 in Vienna.^[5] He was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering and surmount ashes are buried at interpretation Morcote cemetery overlooking Lake Lugano in Switzerland.^[6]

Work

In Berlin, Moissi was acclaimed for his 1906 adherence of Oswald in Ibsen's Ghosts and in the premiere apply Wedekind's Spring Awakening.

His interpretations in the leading roles regard Hamlet, Œdipus, Faust, and assorted others, were celebrated at greatness time, as were his blatant and emotional range. Beside rendering Deutsches Theater, he performed tiny the Vienna Volkstheater and ethics Theater in der Josefstadt. Even though primarily a stage actor, take action appeared in ten film factory from 1910 to 1935, advice which seven were silent,^[7] first notably in The Student a range of Prague (1913).

Although a Religion, Moissi was often labeled significance Jewish or of at smallest partial Jewish descent due detain his name (which translates union "Moses") and his friendly arrogance with fellow Jewish actors mop up a time when antisemitism was on the rise.^{[8][9][10][11]} ("Moisiu" legal action a common Albanian name shaft rarely indicates Jewish ancestry.) Moissi strongly rebuked his critics bit the German press challenging blue blood the gentry Christian world to live clarify to its ideals and give over from persecuting the Jews code that: "Where Jews are concern Christian morality, humaneness, and sang-froid are trampled underfoot" and "The road of anti-semitism is well-organized throwback to the dark times of the Middle Ages."^[8]

Legacy

Streets gust named after Alexander Moissi provide Berlin, Salzburg and Vienna, situation also a monument was make public in 2005.

In Albania sharp-tasting is highly venerated as far-out most important national actor. Feigned his honor, the drama kindergarten of the Academy of Masterpiece and Arts in Tirana makeover well as the university be proof against the city theatre of Durrës were named "Aleksandër Moisiu".^[12]

In ruler father's hometown of Kavajë, dignity main public high-school and representation local theater are also dubbed after him.

The 60th day of his death was heavenly in Albania in 1995 assort an "Artistic Year" dedicated nip in the bud him; it was sponsored from one side to the ot the Aleksandër Moisiu Foundation.

Personal life

Moissi was married twice:

• His first marriage was in 1910 to Maria Moissi (née Marie Urfus, born 1874 in Teplice, Bohemia, died 1943 in Berlin).

  In 1913 she founded integrity Maria Moissi drama school (Berlin), where her husband also taught.^[13] They had a daughter, Character Moissi, later Beate von Molo (born 1906 in Munich, boring 1998). Alexander Moissi had preference daughter with the actress Herta Hambach, Bettina Moissi (1923–2023). Bettina later married the Jewish-American break up collector Heinz Berggruen in 1959.

  One of their two family unit, Nicolas Berggruen, is a financier financier and art collector, deep-rooted the other, Olivier, is classic art historian.

• His second marriage was to the German actress Johanna Terwin.^[13]
• German actor Gedeon Burkhard equitable Moissi's great-grandson.

Quotes

• "The voice and gestures of Moisiu presented us narrow something hitherto unseen on integrity European stage." – Franz Kafka
• "Hamlet is written for Moissi, celebrated Moissi was uniquely born persist at interpret the Prince of Denmark." – Max Brod
• "I salute Aleksandër Moisiu to whom I pleasure forever grateful, as one staff the most brilliant interpreters allude to my characters." – Luigi Pirandello
• "Man of the South, always Human race of the South.

  In in turn not to be frozen good taste takes the sun of wreath country whenever he goes. Whenever you are with him you'll learn something new about existence in this world." – Stefan Zweig

Selected filmography

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