Gustav Schützendorf (Baritone) (b Cologne, 1883; d Berlin, 27 April 1937)

Like his brothers Guido (1880-1967), Leo (1886-1931) and Alfons (1882-1946), he also became an opera singer. He studied singing at the conservatoires of Cologne and Milan. He made his debut at the Opernhaus in Düsseldorf as Don Giovanni (1905). He died suddenly, three weeks after his return to Berlin.

Chronology of some appearances

1905 Düsseldorf Opernhaus

1907-1908 Krefeld Stadttheater

1908-1911 Basel Stadttheater

1911-1914 Straßburg Stadttheater

1914-1920 München Hofoper

1914 Wiener Hofoper

1920-1921 Berlin Staatsoper

1921-1922 Leipzig Opernhaus

1921 Barcelona Teatro Liceo

1922-1935 New York Metropolitan Opera

1926 Amsterdam Opera

1930 München Staatsoper

1932 Berlin Staatsoper

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Vox, Berlin 1921/1922
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