Karl Perron
also Carl Perron, Karl Pergamenter
Birthplace: Frankenthal, Kingdom of Bavaria
A German bass-baritone who created three Strauss roles at Dresden. Born Karl Pergamenter, he studied with Julius Hey in Berlin and Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt, and took acting lessons from Ernst von Possart. He made his debut at Leipzig in 1884 as Wolfram in Tannhäuser, sang at Bayreuth from 1889 to 1904 as Wotan, Amfortas and King Marke, and joined the Dresden Hofoper in 1892, where he spent the rest of his career. He created Jochanaan in Salome, Orest in Elektra and Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier. He never married, and taught singing in Dresden after retiring.
Creations
- Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau — Der Rosenkavalier
- Orest — Elektra
- Jochanaan — Salome
Written from
- Wikipedia (2026) Karl Perron. (Accessed: August 2026). The English article.
- Wikipedia (2026) Carl Perron. (Accessed: August 2026). The German article.
- Forbes, E. (1992) 'Perron [Pergamenter], Karl', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 970.