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Carl Seydel

also Karl Seydel, Carl Ernst Seydel

1879Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Deutsche Biographie (n.d.) Seydel, Carl Ernst. GND authority record 117475424. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).–1947Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Deutsche Biographie (n.d.) Seydel, Carl Ernst. GND authority record 117475424. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026). · German · tenorKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).

Birthplace: Blasewitz, Kingdom of Saxony (now part of Dresden)Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.

Carl Seydel was a German tenorWikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026). who studied theology at LeipzigKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026). before training there as a singer with Emil PinksKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).. He sang only in concert from 1901Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026). and made his stage debut in 1907 at AltenburgKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).. After Hanover from 1910 and Karlsruhe from 1917, he joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in 1920Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026). and stayed for many yearsKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026)., admired as a buffo tenor in roles such as David in Die Meistersinger and MimeKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.. In 1942 he created Monsieur Taupe in Strauss's CapriccioKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Capriccio (opera). (Accessed: August 2026).. He sang as a guest in Paris, Barcelona and AmsterdamKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.historicaltenors.net (n.d.) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026)., and later taught singing in MunichKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Seydel, Carl', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2731-2732.Wikipedia (2026) Carl Seydel. (Accessed: 13 October 2026)..

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