Paul Schöffler [SEP] voice type
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 great 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
"Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" with Paul Schöffler as Hans Sachs. In 1965, she added Antonia in "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" to her performance credits. Fenn added four more roles to her Met repertoire in 1967, the First Lady in "The Magic Flute", Lady Harriet in "Martha", Mimì (although Musetta would remain her more frequently assailed role in the opera), and the title role in "Tosca". Her last new role at the Met was Micaela in Bizet's "Carmen" which