Karl Johann Franz Formes (b. Mülheim am Rhein, 7 August 1815; d. San Francisco, 15 December 1889), also called Charles John Formes, was a German bass opera and oratorio singer who had a long international career especially in Germany, London and New York.[1] At one time extremely famous and in the forefront of his profession, several roles were composed for his voice, most notably that of Plunkett in Flotow's opera Martha.
Formes's own Memoirs, first published in 1888,[2] may not be entirely trustworthy.[3] Charles Santley recorded that Formes was a great teller of stories, 'much after the style of Baron Munchausen'.[4]
^Minnesota Historical Society photo of Karl Formes.
^Wilhelm Koch (Editor), Aus meinem Kunst- und Bühnenleben. Erinnerungen des Bassisten Karl Formes (Köln 1888). The English version was published privately by Formes's third wife, Pauline Formes, as: My Memoirs. Autobiography of Karl Formes. Published in his Memory, (James H. Barry (printer), San Francisco 1891) See Internet Archive, Karl Formes Autobiography to read online
^H.A. Lier, 'Formes, Karl Johann' in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, in German Wikisource [1].
^Charles Santley, Student and Singer, 3rd Edn (Edward Arnold, London 1892), 265–67.
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