02/11/2025
The magnificent baritone EIKE WILM SCHULTE passed away just two weeks after his 86th birthday.
I remember this true "Meistersinger" with deep respect and admiration, having had the honor of being his agent until 2014.
His repertoire encompassed more than 100 roles, including major parts by Wagner, Verdi, Strauss, and Mozart. He performed at all the great opera houses of the world — including London, Paris, Milan, Vienna, Salzburg, Chicago, San Francisco, Zurich, Geneva, Rome, Naples, Venice, Barcelona, Madrid, Brisbane, Tokyo, Santiago de Chile — and gave continuous performances for 16 years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. For 12 years, he sang regularly at the Bayreuth Festival.
His excellent technique kept his voice youthful well into old age.
Eike Wilm Schulte - Faninal
