What is Peter Schreier?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0423-0017, Berlin,Generalprobe Eröffnung Palast der Republik.jpg|thumb|Peter Schreier (1976)]] '''Peter Schreier''' (29 July 1935 – 25 December 2019) was a German [[tenor]] and [[conducting|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 [[Ludwig van Beethoven|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 (composer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]'s ''[[Hansel and Gretel (opera)|Hansel and Gretel]]''. Schreier died on 25 December 2019 in [[Dresden]], Germany at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leading German tenor Peter Schreier dies at 84 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50920235 |website=bbc.com |publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 December 2019 |date=26 December 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Schreier-Peter.htm Peter Schreier biography] on Bach-Cantatas *[http://www.heide-blum.de/filme/schreier/index.html documentary film on DVD about the last year of Peter Schreier as a singer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218084541/http://www.heide-blum.de/filme/schreier/index.html |date=2019-12-18 }} *[http://www.mhalberstadt.net Peter Schreier Page] the fanpage about Peter Schreier *[http://www.bruceduffie.com/schreier.html Interview with Peter Schreier], March 10, 1997 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-i5S4uXlNg&t=67s Mozart REQUIEM] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaq-6U7ZJt8 Singing Schubert] {{DEFAULTSORT:Schreier, Peter}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:German conductors]] [[Category:Tenors]] {{bio-stub}}