Peter Schreier

Peter Schreier
Peter Schreier at the opening of the Palast der Republik in Berlin in 1976
Born	(1935-07-29)29 July 1935 Meissen, Germany
Died	25 December 2019(2019-12-25) (aged 84) Dresden, Germany
Education	Dresdner Kreuzchor Musikhochschule Dresden
Occupations	Operatic tenor Conductor
Organizations	Staatsoper Dresden Berlin State Opera
Title	Kammersänger
Awards	Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Léonie Sonning Music Prize.

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.

Other websites

• Peter Schreier biography on Bach-Cantatas
• documentary film on DVD about the last year of Peter Schreier as a singer Archived 2019-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Peter Schreier Page the fanpage about Peter Schreier
• Interview with Peter Schreier, March 10, 1997
• Mozart REQUIEM
• Singing Schubert