Person · Male
Peter Schneider
classical and opera conductor
- From
- Wien, Austria
- Since
- 1939–present
- Releases
- 6
About
Peter Schneider (born 26 March 1939, in Vienna) is an Austrian conductor and opera administrator.
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Schneider served as kapellmeister of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf-Duisburg from 1961 to 1968; general music director of the Bremer Philharmoniker from 1978 to 1985; opera director and general music director of Nationaltheater Mannheim from 1985 to 1987; and general music director of the Bayerische Staatsoper orchestra, München from 1993 to 1998.
Schneider sang as a member of the Vienna Boys Choir as a youth, and was named honorary conductor of the Vienna State Opera in 2004.
Discography
Albums
Compilations
Links
Conductor position
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 7e2af517-16c8-4e11-8347-6fc802dcd1fd
- ISNI
- 0000000110467083
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 14 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.