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Friedrich Schorr

Friedrich Schorr

Born: 2nd September 1888, Oradea, Romania

Died: 14th August 1953, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

Nationality: Austrian, Hungarian

Friedrich Schorr was a renowned Austrian-Hungarian bass-baritone opera singer of Jewish origin. He later became a naturalized American.

Schorr was particularly famous for his profound portrayals of Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen and Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. He was celebrated, too, for his appearances as Don Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio.

His voice was powerful, steady, and rich-toned, with a beautiful mezza voce.

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