 He died in Frankfurt, not long after retiring from the stage, at the age of 63.Schlusnus frequented German recording studios during the 1920s, '30s and '40s—committing to disc an impressive array of lieder and a panoply of standard German and Italian operatic arias and duets.Many of these recordings are available on CD, notably a complete "Rigoletto" sung in German opposite Erna Berger, Helge Rosvaenge, Margarete Klose and Josef Greindl.