Markus Schäfer

Lyric tenor Markus Schäfer is especially identified with Baroque music but also sings lieder and 19th century vocal repertory as far forward in time as Mahler. He is also a noted educator. Schäfer was born on June 13, 1961, in Andernach in western Germany, and grew up in nearby Bad Ems. His father was a church musician. Schäfer at first aimed toward a church career himself, studying that field in the cities of Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf, but voice lessons with Armand McLane steered him toward singing, as did a stint at the International Opera Studio in Zürich, Switzerland. Schä...