Friedrich Schorr

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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.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 2, 1888 (Oradea), Died August 14, 1953 (Farmington)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-34 of 34 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	15078-15079	10-in.	3/6/1925	The old road	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15080-15081	10-in.	3/6/1925	Calm as the night	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15082-15083	10-in.	3/6/1925	Forgotten	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15084-15085	10-in.	3/6/1925	Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts gieh’n	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15086-15087	10-in.	3/6/1925	Nocturne	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15097-15099	10-in.	3/10/1925	Du, du liegst mir im Herzen	Elisabeth Rethberg ; Friedrich Schorr	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15100-15102	10-in.	3/10/1925	Hans und Liesel	Elisabeth Rethberg ; Friedrich Schorr	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	X15163-X15165	12-in.	3/13/1925	Was duftet doch der Flieder	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	15166-15167	10-in.	3/13/1925	Addio a Napoli	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

(Results 26-34 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schorr, Friedrich," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103868.

Schorr, Friedrich. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103868.

"Schorr, Friedrich." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

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