Max Proebstl (24 September 1913 – 19 November 1979) was a German opera and oratorio singer (bass).
[1] Born in Munich, Proebstl studied at the Music Academy in his hometown with the famous bass singer Paul Bender.
Proebstl sang on almost all major opera stages of the German and English speaking countries.
His roles included: Falstaff in the opera of the same name, Bartolo in The Barber of Seville, Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Kasper in Der Freischütz, Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro etc.
Among his vocal partners were Erika Köth, Hertha Töpper, Irmgard Seefried, Hermann Prey, Fritz Wunderlich, Hans Hotter and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.