Josef or Joseph Derossi or de Rossi (6 August 1768 – 18 December 1841) was an Austrian actor. He is notable as the first manager of the
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
The is a theatre building and company in Düsseldorf. The present building with two major auditoria was designed by the architect and built between 1965 and 1969. It opened in 1970.
History
The theatre dates back to 1747 when during the ...
in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
from 1818 onwards.
Life
He began his career in 1786 playing lover roles and
stock character
A stock character, also known as a character archetype, is a fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or a film whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition. There is a wide range of st ...
roles.
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18th-century Austrian male actors
19th-century Austrian male actors
Austrian male actors
1768 births
1841 deaths
19th-century theatre managers