Person in history
Kurt Moll
Kurt Moll, German opera singer (born 1938)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2017 · March 5
Their story
Who they were
Kurt Moll was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed a widely renowned international career.
Path and career
Career Moll was born in Buir , near Cologne , Germany. [ 1 ] As a child, he played the cello and hoped to become a great cellist. 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 ,
Why this date
Kurt Moll appears on our March 5 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.
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March 5 2017.
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