PIZARRO
Ha! Ha! Ha! welch' ein Augenblick!
Die Rache werd' ich kühlen,
dich, dich rufet dein Geschick!
In seinem Herzen wühlen,
o Wonne, grosses Glück!
Schon war ich nah, im Staube,
dem lauten Spott zum Raube,
dahin, dahin, ja, dahin gestreckt zu sein.
Nun ist es mir geworden,
den Mörder selbst zu morden!
Ha! Ha! welch'ein Augenblick!
Nun, nun ist es mir geworden,
den Mörder selbst zu morden,
in seiner letzten Stunde,
den Stahl in seiner Wunde,
ihm noch ins Ohr zu schrei'n:
Triumph! Triumph! Triumph!
Der Sieg, der Sieg ist mein!
CHOR DER WACHE
Er spricht von Tod und Wunde,
wacht scharf auf eurer Runde!
Wie wichtig, wie wichtig muss es sein!
Paul Schoeffler
1897-1977
bass-baritone
Born: September 15, 1897 - Dresden, Germany
Died: November 21, 1977 - Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
The distinguished German bass-baritone, Paul Schöffler, studied in Dresden, Berlin, and Milan.
In 1925 Paul Schöffler made his operatic debut at the Dresden State Opera as the Herald in Lohengrin; continued on its roster until 1938, then was a member of the Vienna State Opera until 1965. He also sang at London's Covent Garden (1934-39; 1949-53), the Bayreuth Festivals (1943-1944; 1956), and the Salzburg Festivals (1938-1941; 1947; 1949-1965). He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York in January 1950, as Jokanaan in Salome; continued to sing there, with interruptions, until 1956, returning in 1963 to sing one of his finest roles, Hans Sachs; remained on its roster until 1965, when he went to England.
Paul Schöffler’s other notable roles included Figaro, Don Giovannl, the Dutchman, Kurwenal, Scarpia, and Hindemith's Cardillac and Mathis der Maler; he also created the role of Jupiter in the first stage perf. of Strauss' Die Liebe der Danae (1952) and Einem's Danton (1947).
Died: November 21, 1977 - Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
The distinguished German bass-baritone, Paul Schöffler, studied in Dresden, Berlin, and Milan.
In 1925 Paul Schöffler made his operatic debut at the Dresden State Opera as the Herald in Lohengrin; continued on its roster until 1938, then was a member of the Vienna State Opera until 1965. He also sang at London's Covent Garden (1934-39; 1949-53), the Bayreuth Festivals (1943-1944; 1956), and the Salzburg Festivals (1938-1941; 1947; 1949-1965). He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York in January 1950, as Jokanaan in Salome; continued to sing there, with interruptions, until 1956, returning in 1963 to sing one of his finest roles, Hans Sachs; remained on its roster until 1965, when he went to England.
Paul Schöffler’s other notable roles included Figaro, Don Giovannl, the Dutchman, Kurwenal, Scarpia, and Hindemith's Cardillac and Mathis der Maler; he also created the role of Jupiter in the first stage perf. of Strauss' Die Liebe der Danae (1952) and Einem's Danton (1947).