Kurt Moll

18 pieces since 2010 — in 11 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

18 pieces

11 roles

6 companies

17 years

By role

Baron Ochs 1 Commendatore 1 Don Bartolo 1 Il Commendatore 1 Landgraf Hermann 1 Ochs 1 Raimondo 1 Rocco 1 Sarastro 1 The Water-Goblin 1 Vodník 1

By company

Metropolitan Opera 3 Bavarian State Opera 1 Hamburg State Opera 1 Opéra National de Paris 1 Paris Opéra 1 Wiener Staatsoper 1

1 piece as Sarastro — stats above show all coverage for Kurt Moll.

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A favorite Mozart performance from Peter Russell

For many opera lovers of the Baby Boomer generation, German bass Kurt Moll (1938-2017) was Sarastro, exuding wisdom and kindness through his unaffected bearing and incomparably rich, homogeneous sound.

By Peter Russell January 09, 2025 104 comments

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