Gerhard Stolze (1 October 1926, Dessau – 11 March 1979, Garmisch-Partenkirchen) was a German operatic tenor.
Other important roles were David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Loge (Das Rheingold), Aegisth (Elektra) and Herod (Salome).
He also sang the Captain in Wozzeck and, the roles of Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and the Emperor Nero, both of which were originally written for countertenor.
He portrays Mime on both the studio recordings of Siegfried by Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti.
It was denigrated as being over-neurotic, glorified sprechstimme by some,[1] while others praised it for its deep characterization and astonishing virtuosity.