Carel van Hulst (Baritone) (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1881 – San Francisco, Northern California 1937)

His real name was Carel Butter and under it he appeared in Holland, while he did his international career under the family name of his mother van Hulst. He receive his education in Amsterdam and Berlin among other things with Cornélie van Zanten and made his debut in 1906 at the Court Opera in Berlin as Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’. After a successful guest performance he was engagaed in 1911 by the Court Opera in Vienna, to which he belonged, however, only a few months. In 1914 he made guest appearances at the Covent Garden in London as Amfortas and Telramund. Already in 1913 he appeared there in the première of the opera ‘’Joseph’’of E. Méhul. In 1913 he visited Russia. During the years of the First World War he sang under the name Carel Butter at smaller opera societies in Holland. Thus he appeared in 1918 with the Residentie Opera-Vereeniging in the Dutch première of G. Verdi’s ‘’Falstaff’’ in the title role. In the 1915-1916 season he sang in the ensemble of the Italian Opera in Holland the role of Amonasro in ‘’Aida’’ and the Escamillo in ‘’Carmen’’. In  the 1917-1918 season he belonged to the Chicago Opera. In 1919 he guested again at the Covent Garden as Rigoletto. Later he worked as pedagogue in San Francisco.

Chronology of some appearances

1906 Berlin Court Opera

1911 Vienna Court Opera

1913 London Covent Garden

1914 London Covent Garden

1915-1916 Holland Italian Opera

1917-1918 Chicago Opera

1919 London Covent Garden

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Edison 4-min cylinders, Berlin 1910?

Zar und Zimmermann (Lortzing): Sonst spielt' ich mit Szepter BA 26061 15111

Carmen (Bizet): Torerolied  BA 26064 15117

Pathé, Berlin 1910?

Verborgenheit (Wolf) 15605

Tannhäuser (Wagner): Blick ich umher 15604

Faust (Gounod): Valentins Gebet 15609

Ultima 1910?

Das goldene Kreuz (Ignaz Brüll) 293

Die Jahreszeiten (Haydn): Schon eilet froh der Ackermann 294

Columbia, 1916?

Tannhäuser (Wagner): O Tu Bell' Astro Incantatore D6343 36283

Tosca (Puccini): Aria Scarpia D17077 75615

Otello (Verdi): Sì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro! with Louis Goldsteen D17077 75615

Faust (Gounod): Dio possente D17071 75599

Faust (Gounod): Dio dell'or, del mondo Signor! D17071 75600

Favorita (Donizetti): Aria D17067 70567

Hed Gebed van den Landman (Goublier) D6343 36308

O hoofd bedekt met wonden D6370 51052

Looft God met Bazuingeklank D6370 51055