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Kurt Moll

1938 - 2017

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Kurt Moll (11 April 1938 – 5 March 2017) was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed a widely renowned international career. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Moll is the 959th most popular singer (down from 787th in 2019), the 3,819th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,409th in 2019) and the 41st most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kurt Moll ranks 959 out of 4,381. Before him are Gérard Lenorman, Natalie Imbruglia, Limahl, Peter Schilling, Berta Ambrož, and Lena Philipsson. After him are Carmen McRae, Şivan Perwer, Jonas Kaufmann, Luiz Gonzaga, Tatevik Sazandaryan, and Roy Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Kurt Moll ranks 303. Before him are Tengiz Kitovani, Rolf Wolfshohl, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Pachín, Teresa de Lauretis, and Spencer Johnson. After him are James Farentino, Mort Shuman, Sergio Martino, Pupi Avati, Martin Koeman, and Holger Czukay. Among people deceased in 2017, Kurt Moll ranks 267. Before him are Ludmila Belousova, Kim Young-ae, Alois Mock, Octavio Lepage, Spencer Johnson, and Shyama. After him are Qian Qichen, Hal Moore, Ricardo Piglia, Daniil Granin, Mark White, and Ilya Glazunov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kurt Moll ranks 3,821 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Armbruster (1931), Norbert Lammert (1948), Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1762), Peter Stein (1937), James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1562), and Thomas Doll (1966). After him are Karl Leisner (1915), Bernard Dietz (1948), Dorothee Sölle (1929), Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900), Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863), and Martin Ohm (1792).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Kurt Moll ranks 41. Before him are Diana Damrau (1971), Lotte Lehmann (1888), Liane Augustin (1927), Hildegard Behrens (1937), Hermann Prey (1929), and Peter Schilling (1956). After him are Jonas Kaufmann (1969), Roy Black (1943), Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient (1804), Hans Hotter (1909), Blixa Bargeld (1959), and Francesca Lebrun (1756).

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