Paul Breisach (June 3, 1896 – December 26, 1952) was an Austrian-born conductor. He was a pupil of Heinrich Schenker in Vienna from October 1913 for several years. New Grove 2 reports that he was a conductor at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the early 1930s until he emigrated. He conducted at the Metropolitan Opera from 1941 through 1946, and he was a staff conductor at the San Francisco Opera during the 1940s until his death. 1896 births 1952 deaths Pupils of Heinrich Schenker Emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss 20th-century conductors (music) Musicians from Vienna Austrian expatriates in Germany Austrian emigrants to the United States