Kurt Moll

Kurt Moll

Kurt Moll (11 April 1938 – 5 March 2017) was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed an international career and was widely recorded. His voice was notable for its range, a true basso profondo, including full, resonant low and very-low notes with relaxed vibrato; also for its unusual combination of extreme volume-capacity and a purring, contrabassoon-like timbre. Although he had a powerful voice and stamina adequate for the most demanding parts, he was not a thunderer, and never performed as Wagner's vocally athletic, bellowing bassos Hagen, Hans Sachs, nor Wotan. His interpretations tended to be restrained and intelligent, even in comedic roles like Osmin in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier. Moll was born in Buir, near Cologne, Germany. As a child, he played the cello and hoped to become a great cellist. (He also had ambitions to be an industrialist/businessman.) He sang in the school choir whose conductor encouraged him to concentrate on singing. He studied voice at the Musikhochschule Köln. He joined the Cologne Opera at age 20 and remained a member of the ensemble until 1961. He then sang for three years at the Mainz Opera and five years at the Wuppertal Opera. In 1969, he accepted an engagement with the Hamburg State Opera, and then performed in major opera houses of Europe. He made his Bayreuth Festival debut in 1968 as the nightwatchman in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and sang there for several years as Fafner in Der Ring des Nibelungen, Marke in Tristan und Isolde and Pogner in Die Meistersinger. He made his American debut with the San Francisco Opera as Gurnemanz in Wagner's Parsifal in 1974, a role he reprised with the company in 2000. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on the opening night of the 1977–78 season, appearing as the Landgrave in Wagner's Tannhäuser. He also sang there as Rocco in Beethoven's Fidelio and Sparafucile in Verdi's Rigoletto. He made many recordings of opera, sacred music, Charpentier's Te deum H.146, Magnificat H.74 in 1990 with Neville Mariner and lieder. Moll can be heard as Ochs in seven complete recordings of Der Rosenkavalier, as Sarastro in six recordings of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, as Marke in six sets of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, and as the Archangel Raphael in three recordings of Haydn's Die Schöpfung. His recording for the Orfeo label of Schubert's philosophical "Lieder für Bass" set a new standard for these songs; he also recorded Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise, and an album of dramatic/heroic ballads by Carl Loewe. Besides German, Italian, and Latin, he recorded a few roles in Russian, including Pimen in Boris Godunov and the Old Convict in Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Shostakovich. He can be seen in many roles on commercial video, including Sarastro (twice), Osmin, the Commendatore, Bartolo, Hunding in Wagner's Die Walküre (three times), Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried, in Gurnemanz in Parsifal, and Ochs (three times). ... Source: Article "Kurt Moll" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Kurt Moll
  • Popularity: 1.441
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1938-04-11
  • Place of Birth: Köln, Germany
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Kurt Moll Movies

  • 2000
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    Kurt Moll - Ein Mann, ein Bass

    Kurt Moll - Ein Mann, ein Bass

    1 2000 HD

    Documentary about the German opera singer Kurt Moll.

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  • 2006
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    Mythos Mozart - Musik für die Welt

    Mythos Mozart - Musik für die Welt

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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  • 1983
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    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    1 1983 HD

    The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird...

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  • 2000
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    10 2000 HD

    Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years. A few weeks before this telecast, the Met...

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  • 1984
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    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    1 1984 HD

    A production of Strauss' opera 'Der Rosenkavalier' performed at the Saltzburg Festival in 1984. Includes the Vienna State Opera Choir, the...

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  • 1990
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    Die Walküre

    Die Walküre

    8 1990 HD

    The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle....

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  • 1990
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    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    6.2 1990 HD

    Every woman wants him, every man wants to be him: Mozart’s version of the irresistible rogue who brings excitement with him and leaves...

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  • 1987
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    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    3.8 1987 HD

    Mozart's famous Singspiel after Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's work "Belmonte und Konstanze", DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL comes to life in the...

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  • 1993
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    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    10 1993 HD

    The Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also produced the fabulous set for the Met's previous Ring...

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  • 1994
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    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    6 1994 HD

    Felicity Lott, Anne-Sofie Von Otter, and Kurt Moll star in this production of Richard Strauss' opera, staged in Vienna in 1994. A romantic comedy of...

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  • 1972
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    Wozzeck

    Wozzeck

    1 1972 HD

    Alban Berg's disturbing opera masterfully translated into film.

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  • 1982
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    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    1 1982 HD

    In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have...

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  • 1998
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    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    1 1998 HD

    Peter Konwitschny's new production on the première stage in Munich gives it a new, optimistic interpretation. At the opening of the Munich...

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  • 1971
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    Die Schweigsame Frau - Strauss

    Die Schweigsame Frau - Strauss

    1 1971 HD

    The wonderful Strauss-Zweig comic opera silent woman. This is the classic performance from Munich in 1971 with Kurt Moll, Reri Grist, Barry McDaniel...

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  • 2009
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    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    1 2009 HD

    Haydn’s Creation, the culmination of his life’s work, in a legendary 1986 performance conducted by Leonard Bernstein in the exquisite...

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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