Paul Papsdorf (Tenor) (Dresden 13. 10. 1881 † Trelleborg/Schweden 6. 10. 1941)

As a boy he sang in the choir of the Dresden court church, then became an elementary teacher. While he worked in this occupation, he studied singing in Dresden. In 1910 he began his stage career at the Hoftheater in Altenburg (Thüringen). His stage repertoire included Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Pedro in "Tiefland" and Prophet in "Die toten Augen". In 1912 he made only one record for Edison in Berlin.

Chronology of some appearances

1910-1913 Altenburg Hoftheater

1911 Leipzig am Opernhaus

1914-1917 Bremen Stadttheater

1917-1918 Posen Stadttheater

1919-1925 Berlin-Charlottenburg Deutschen Opernhaus

1921 Zoppot Festival

1925-1930 Stettin Stadttheater

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Edison, Berlin 1912

Lohengrin (Wagner): In fernem Land 26141