Carla Pohl
Carla Pohl (1943-) is an opera singer.
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Biography
Carla Pohl was born in Pietersburg in 1943 and studied singing with Anna-Elizabeth Pohl for three years making her debut as alto in Johannesburg. She continued her studies at the Wiesbaden Conservatory. She appeared mainly in major German opera houses, such as Berlin, Munich and Deutsche Oper am Rhein, but also sang in the Vienna State Opera, in Milan and Rome, as well as Santiago, Chile. Her roles include Tosca, Maddalena in Andrea Chénier, Mařenka in Prodaná nevěsta as well as Wagnerian roles such as Elisabeth, Eva and Sieglinde. She sang Strauss roles such as the Empress (Die Frau ohne Schatten), Ariadne, Chrysotemis and Marschallin as well as Leonore in Fidelio. In 1985 she undertook a tour of South Africa.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Sources
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow[1]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.[2]
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