Carl Melles

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Carl Melles (born Melles Károly; 15 July 1926 – 25 April 2004) was an Austrian orchestral conductor of Hungarian descent.

Personal life

He married Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929–2001), daughter of an actress, Ila Lóth. They are parents of an actress Sunnyi Melles, who is married to Prince Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.

Work

He conducted Wagner's Tannhauser at the 1966 Bayreuth Festival.

Sources

  • Howell, Christopher. [http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2017/Jul/Forgotten_Melles.pdf "Forgotten Artists. An occasional series by Christopher Howell. 23. Carl Melles (1926–2004)"] MusicWeb International July 2017.

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Category:1926 births

Category:2004 deaths

Category:Musicians from Budapest

Category:Austrian people of Hungarian descent

Category:Hungarian male conductors (music)

Category:20th-century Austrian conductors (music)

Category:20th-century Austrian male musicians

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