Emil Graf

Emil Graf was a Swiss tenor and Kammersänger. He taught school in Winterthur for two years before training as a singer in Zurich and Munich. He made his debut at Heidelberg in 1912 and sang at Freiburg im Breisgau before joining Munich's Gärtnerplatz-Theater in 1916, where he was principal tenor in opera and operetta until 1928. He then joined the Bavarian State Opera as a character tenor, creating the Officer in Strauss's Friedenstag in 1938. Later his acting made even small parts memorable, and he had a substantial concert career. He retired from the stage in 1950.