Friedrich Schorr
Friedrich Schorr (September 2, 1888 – August 14, 1953), 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. He placed a special emphasis on maintaining a smooth, legato line in his singing, with no trace of Sprechgesang. Towards the end of Schorr's career, his extreme top notes became somewhat 'wooden', however, as the result of many years of strenuous usage.
Die Walküre
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Die Walküre
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Tannhäuser, Tannhauser, Act II: Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Tannhäuser, Tannhauser, Act III: O du, mein holder Abendstern - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act II: Was duftet doch der Flieder, "Fliedermonolog" - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act II: Gut'n Abend, Meister! - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act II: Jerum! Jerum! - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Wahn! Wahn! Uberall Wahn! - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Abendlich gluhend in himmlischer Glut - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Aha! Da streicht die Lene schon um’s Haus - Selig wie die Sonne - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Euch macht ihr's leicht - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Verachtet mir die Meister nicht - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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The Flying Dutchman, Der fliegende Holländer (the Flying Dutchman), Act II: Wie aus der Ferne langst vergang'ner Zeiten - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, das Rheingold: Scene 4: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Die Walküre, Act II: Der alte Sturm, die alte Muh! - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Die Walküre, Act III: Finale - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D, Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), Act I: Hast du, Gunther, ein Weib? - Heroes and Heroines of Bayreuth: Friedrich Schorr (Historical Recordings 1926-1932) -
Friedrich Schorr
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