Peter Schreier

Peter Schreier (29 July 1935 – 25 December 2019) was a German tenor and conductor. He was born in Meissen, Germany. 

Schreier made his professional debut in August 1959, playing the role of the First Prisoner in Fidelio by Beethoven. In 1963, he was employed by the Berlin State Opera at Unter den Linden. In 1969, he starred as The Witch in Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.

Schreier was married and lived in Dresden from 1945 until his death on 25 December 2019. He died in Dresden, Germany, at the age of 84, after a long illness.

References

Other websites
Peter Schreier biography on Bach-Cantatas
documentary film on DVD about the last year of Peter Schreier as a singer 
Peter Schreier Page the fanpage about Peter Schreier
Interview with Peter Schreier, March 10, 1997
Mozart REQUIEM
Singing Schubert

Category:1935 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:German conductors
Category:Tenors