He made his debut at
the Stadttheater in Bialitz in 1909, went on to the Vienna Volksoper, and in
1912 joined the Hamburg Opera, where he remained until 1933. In Hamburg
he appeared in over 4000 performances of 145 roles. Although he sang such
leading roles as Manrico in Il Trovatore and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana,
he was extensively utilized as a comprimario. He specialized in such roles as
David in Die Meistersinger, Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio, and
Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro. Although his center was Hamburg, he also
frequently sang in Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, and Paris. In addition, he also
had great success as an operetta singer. Because of the Nazis, he was forced to
leave the Hamburg Opera in 1933 and emigrated to the United States. At the end
of the War, he returned to Hamburg and in 1949 appeared again at the Opera as
Basilio. Schwarz died in Hamburg in 1980, at the age of 93.
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