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Friedrich Schorr

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. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Das Rheingold
    by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published 1994
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    Die Walküre
    by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published 1998
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    Die Walküre
    by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published 2002
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    Lohengrin: opera in tre atti
    by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published 2009
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    Parsifal
    by Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

    Published 1998
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