Carl Holly
Carl Holly ( January 3, 1870 in Ober-Eschach - after 1900) was a German theater actor and opera singer .
Life
Holly began his singing studies in Freiburg, perfected them at the Conservatory in Cologne, and after he had also acquired the necessary theoretical knowledge, he entered the stage career. He was engaged in Essen, Cologne, at the Hoftheater Kassel (debut role "Bandit Barbarino" in Stradella ), at the Theater des Westens in Berlin and in 1900 joined the Association of the City Theater in Freiburg, where he was best used in both opera and drama .
His clear pronunciation and characteristic emphasis on the individual word, as well as the timbre of the voice and his amiable humor were characteristics of the artist that were particularly noteworthy. Among his singing roles are "Mime", "Georg", "Iwanow", "Veit", "Jacquino" ( Fidelio ) etc.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 448, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
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| SURNAME | Holly, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor and opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ober-Eschach |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1900 |