SUTHAUS, LUDWIG The German tenor Ludwig Suthaus (1906-1971)
was born in Cologne, later studying at that city’s
Musikhochschule before making his début in 1928 as
Walther von Stolzing in Aachen, where he would remain
until 1931. He then sang regularly in Stuttgart between
1932 and 1941, when he moved to Berlin. There he was
based until his retirement in 1965. His international
career blossomed in postwar Europe with appearances in
Wagnerian roles in Vienna (1948), Paris (1949), Buenos
Aires (1949), London and San Francisco (both 1953) and
Milan (1954). His other rôles included Samson, Rienzi,
Otello, Florestan, Hermann (The Queen of Spades),
Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Sadko. His voice was
one of marked baritonal quality but Suthaus was greatly
admired in Wagnerian Heldentenor repertoire. He also
appeared in Furtwängler’s famous 1952 Tristan und
Isolde recording (Naxos 8.110321-24).
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