Anton Erl
Birthplace: Vienna, Austrian Empire
Anton Erl was an Austrian lyric and buffo tenor, the son of the Vienna Court Opera singer Josef Erl, who trained him for the stage. He made his debut in Dresden in 1869, was recalled there in 1875, and became a leading member of the company and a Kammersänger; he created Ortlieb Tulbeck in the premiere of Strauss's Feuersnot in 1901, the Fourth Jew in Salome in 1905 and the Marschallin's Major-Domo in Der Rosenkavalier in 1911, retiring from the stage in 1912.
Creations
- Der Marschallin Haushofmeister — Der Rosenkavalier
- Ortlieb Tulbeck — Feuersnot
- Vierter Jude — Salome
Written from
- Wikipedia (2026) Anton Erl. (Accessed: August 2026). The German article.
- Deutsche Biographie (n.d.) Erl, Anton. GND authority record 116539364. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Wikipedia (2026) Der Rosenkavalier. (Accessed: August 2026). Premiere cast table, for the Marschallin's Major-Domo creation, not named in his own article.
- Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Erl, Anton', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 861.
- Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online (n.d.) Erl, Familie. (Accessed: 7 October 2026).