Karl von Perfall
Karl, Frieherr von Perfall (January 29, 1824 – January 14, 1907) was a German composer and conductor. A native of Munich, he studied in Leipzig, but spent the bulk of his career in the city of his birth, in which he died. Among his operas is Junker Heinz, to a libretto by Franz Grandour; his Raimondin, later revised as Melusine, was also successful.
Karl von Perfall
Anonymous Unknown author · Sport und Salon, 14.09.1901, p. 21, from the digitized collections of Austrian National Library · Public domain
- Name
- Karl von Perfall
- Born
- January 29, 1824
- Birthplace
- Munich, Germany
- Died
- January 14, 1907
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Honours
- Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
- Languages
- German
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Karl, Frieherr von Perfall (January 29, 1824 – January 14, 1907) was a German composer and conductor. A native of Munich, he studied in Leipzig, but spent the bulk of his career in the city of his birth, in which he died. Among his operas is Junker Heinz, to a libretto by Franz Grandour; his Raimondin, later revised as Melusine, was also successful.
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During his career he directed a variety of musical organizations in Munich.
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• Name — Karl von Perfall • Born — January 29, 1824 • Birthplace — Munich, Germany • Died — January 14, 1907 • Occupation — Composer
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Karl von Perfall is recorded as having received Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
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1824
Karl von Perfall born at Munich.
1907
Karl von Perfall died at Munich.
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- 1.Zwanglose Gesellschaft: Hundertfünfzig Jahre Zwanglose Gesellschaft München 1837–1987. Universitätsdruckerei und Verlag Dr. C. Wolf und Sohn KG, München 1987, 159 Seiten
- 2.Reiner Kaltenegger, Gräber des Alten Südfriedhofs München - Inschriften · Biographien , 1. Auflage 2019, PDF-Ausgabe, S. 5340
- 3.Albert I;Museum Dynasticum N° .21: 2009 / n° 2.
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