Reinhold Fritz

He performed a broad repertoire of both serious and comic roles, and participated in world premieres including the first version of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss, Siegfried Wagner's An allem ist Hütchen schuld!

He also took part in numerous premieres and first performances, in works by Walter Braunfels, Paul Hindemith, Ture Rangström, Max von Schillings and Siegfried Wagner.

[1] Since the singer refused to divorce his Jewish wife after the National Socialists seized power, he was "retired for health reasons", as it was officially stated, on 1 August 1933 at the age of 49.

On 6 December 1933, he appeared as van Bett in Lortzing's Zar und Zimmermann, one of his signature roles, and was named an honorary member of the house that evening.

Verstummte Stimmen notes that individual guest performances at the Stuttgart opera until 1935 did not change the fact that his singing career was suddenly ended at its peak.

In this context, a wall plaque "Verstummte Stimmen" for 23 artists, including Reinhold Fritz, was unveiled in the foyer of the Staatstheater.