Eike Wilm Schulte

Eike Wilm Schulte
Schulte c. 2010
Born(1939-10-13)13 October 1939
Plettenberg, Gau Westphalia-South, German Reich
Died31 October 2025(2025-10-31) (aged 86)
Germany
EducationMusikhochschule Köln
OccupationOperatic baritone
Organizations
TitleKammersänger
AwardsGoethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen

Eike Wilm Schulte (13 October 1939 – 31 October 2025) was a German operatic baritone. A member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and the Bayerische Staatsoper, he made a career of more than fifty years, performing 119 roles. He appeared at major opera houses internationally, regularly at the Bayreuth Festival for twelve years and at the Metropolitan Opera. Signature roles of the versatile singer included Rossini's Figaro, Germont in Verdi's La traviata, Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier by R. Strauss. He participated in several opera premieres.

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