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) and is the father of 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. "Forgotten Artists. An occasional series by Christopher Howell. 23. Carl Melles (1926–2004)" MusicWeb International July 2017.

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