Paul Schöffler

Paul Schöffler (15 September 1897 – 21 November 1977) was a German operatic baritone, particularly associated with Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss roles. Born in Dresden, he studied at the Music Conservatory there with Rudolf Schmalmauer and Waldemar Staegemann, and later in Milan with the Italian baritone Mario Sammarco. He was a member of the Semperoper in Dresden from 1925 to 1937, and then joined the Vienna State Opera. He was also a regular at the Bayreuth Festival and the Salzburg Festival, establishing himself in roles such as Figaro, Don Giovanni, Alfonso, The Speaker of the Temple, Pizarro, Holländer, Wolfram, Kurwenal, Hans Sachs, Wotan, Amfortas, Orest, and Barak. He took part in the creation of Gottfried von Einem's Dantons Tod in 1947, and Richard Strauss's Die Liebe der Danae in 1952, both in Salzburg. He made guest appearances at the Royal Opera House in London, the Paris Opéra, the Aix-en-Provence Festival, La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, also appearing in San Francisco and Chicago. He also enjoyed considerable success in a few Italian roles notably Iago and Scarpia, and eventually moved to character roles (Music Teacher, Antonio), singing well into his 70s. Paul Schöffler died in Amersham, England, aged 80.

The Creation: Remastered 2025 - 2025-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Così fan tutte ossia / La scuola degli amanti - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Così fan tutte ossia / La scuola degli amanti - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner and Strauss Recital (Hans Knappertsbusch - The Opera Edition: Volume 9) - 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Sung in German) [Remastered 2022] [Live] - 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Sung in German) [Remastered 2022] [Live] - 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Singers of the Century: Paul Schöffler (2019 Remaster) - 2019-05-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Singers of the Century: Paul Schöffler (2019 Remaster) - 2019-05-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Live at Salzburg Festival) - 2019-03-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Live) - 2019-03-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Verdi: Otello - 2019-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Verdi: Otello - 2019-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83, TrV 278 (Live) - 2019-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 (Live 1954) - 2019-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 (Live 1954) - 2019-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae, Op. 83, TrV 278 (Live) - 2019-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (Live at Salzburg Festival) - 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (Live) - 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Bayerische Staatsoper Live) - 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Bayerische Staatsoper Live) - 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - 2015-10-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 [Live] - 2015-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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