The Singer

Josef Schmidt — the greatest opera tenor of the first half of the 20th century, now almost forgotten. His enchanting voice gained worldwide fame for the boy from a poor Jewish family. In the 1920s and 1930s, millions of fans applauded him across Europe and America. But in 1942, even global success could not save a Jew in Germany

The novel by Swiss writer Lukas Hartmann «The Singer» — a literary monument to the singer and actor Josef Schmidt (1904–1942).