Carlos Feller
Carlos Feller | |
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| Born | Kalman Felberbaum 30 July 1923 |
| Died | 21 December 2018 (aged 95) Kempten, Germany |
| Occupation | Operatic bass |
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Kalman Felberbaum (30 July 1923[1] – 21 December 2018) was an operatic bass singer who enjoyed an international career using the professional/stage name Carlos Feller. Of Polish descent, he grew up in Argentina, and made a career in Germany, based for decades at the Cologne Opera. He specialized in comedic supporting roles, especially bad-guys and strange, quirky characters. His signature role was Don Alfonso in Mozart's Così fan tutte.
Early life
He was born near Lviv in the western part of Ukraine, but which was part of the Second Polish Republic at the time to a Jewish family. The family emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, a few years later, and thereby avoided becoming casualties of the Holocaust.[2] His parents originally wanted him to become a dentist; however, he soon began his vocal training at the opera school of the Teatro Colón. His stage career launched with the comprimario role of the doctor in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande there in 1946.[2]
Career
Feller stayed in Buenos Aires for more than ten years. He returned to Europe in 1958, when the Chamber Opera of Buenos Aires appeared at the World Exhibition in Brussels. He became a member of the
Feller returned to Buenos Aires in 1966 for three years.
He retired after a final concert at the end of 2009.[2] He died in December 2018 in the Bavarian town of Kempten.[2]
Recordings
Feller's audio recordings include complete operas, as Dr. Bartolo in both Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, Alfonso in Mozart's Così fan tutte, the notary in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, and roles in Rossini's La cambiale di matrimonio and Il signor Bruschino.[1]
Performances are available on video as Dr. Bartolo (again both Rossini's, and Mozart's), Geronimo in Cimarosa's Il matrimonio segreto and Bardolfo in Salieri's Falstaff from the 1995 Schwetzingen Festival.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ a b c d e Georg Kehren (7 February 2019). "Nachruf auf Carlos Feller – 1922–2018". Cologne Opera. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Will Crutchfield (9 March 1988). "Review/Opera; First Così of Metropolitan Season". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
External links
- Carlos Feller discography at Discogs
- Carlos Feller at IMDb
- Carlos Feller on Operabase
- "A un dottor della mia sorte" on YouTube, from Il barbiere di Siviglia
