Elisabeth Schärtel (1919-2012) was a German mezzo-soprano, associated with Bayreuth and German operatic repertory. She appeared in major Wagner performances during the post-war festival era.

In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Bayreuth recordings of Der fliegende Holländer and Die Walküre, with conductors including Joseph Keilberth and Hans Knappertsbusch.

Schärtel’s singing belonged to the strong German ensemble tradition, where vocal colour, text and stage reliability support the larger Wagnerian fabric.

Her page is justified by repeated catalogue appearances in significant Bayreuth documents. Schärtel gives the Wagner shelf a dark, practical thread.