Karl Perron
Karl Perron, also known as Carl Perron, ( born June 3, 1858 in Frankenthal as Karl Pergamenter; † July 15, 1928 in Dresden ) was a German bass-baritone, who appeared primarily as an opera singer.
Life
Karl Perron was born the son of an art dealer and numismatist in Frankenthal in the Palatinate. He comes from one of the most famous families in the city. His relatives include the royal court sculptor Philip Perron (1840-1907) and the painter and sculptor Walter Perron.
His education completed Perron at the renowned vocal teachers Hey Julius and Julius Stockhausen. At Ernst von Possart he later studied acting. From 1880 to 1884 he performed as a concert singer, until he made his debut as Wolfram in Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner at the Opera House Leipzig 1884. Until 1891 Perron remained as a member of the opera house in Leipzig. In 1892, he finally went to the Dresden Court Opera, where he was employed until 1913. During this time not only the opera in Dresden had its heyday, but also Perrons career. He was hailed as one of the most prominent and popular singer at the Dresden Opera. The composer Richard Strauss called Perron a " first-class singer " and put him in 1905 at the premiere of Salome as lokanaan together with Marie Wittich, Irene von Chavanne and Karel Burian one. In the years 1909 and 1911, followed by the roles of Orestes in the opera Elektra and that of the Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier Lerchenau further collaborations with Richard Strauss. Especially the success of Der Rosenkavalier was Perron major contributors.
The singer was also famous for his productions of the heroes in Richard Wagner 's operas. From 1889 to 1904 he was an integral part of the Bayreuth Festival. In addition to his part as Amorfas in Parsifal, he joined as Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen and as Gunther in Götterdämmerung. With his performance in Mozart's Don Giovanni Perron also garnered much praise. As a singer, however, he was not limited to the works of Strauss and Wagner, he embodied among other heroes in the works of Felix Draeseke, Oskar von Chelius, August Bungert, Leo Blech, Ambroise Thomas, Heinrich Marschner, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Georges Bizet and Max von Schillings. Added to this was the role of Eugene Onegin in the eponymous opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at the premiere in Dresden. As versatile as his performances were Perrons haunts. He traveled out of Dresden, Leipzig and Bayreuth, also Amsterdam, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Prague and Riga.
To his close friends was the singer Karl scabbard sheath. In addition Documents show that he was temporarily at least in correspondence with Engelbert Humperdinck, Robert Seitz and Hermann Heinrich Meier.