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Rosa (CARL AUGUST NICHOLAS)

CARL AUGUST NICHOLAS, originally Rose, a German opera manager and violinist; born in Hamburg, Germany, March 22, 1842. He was educated at the Leipsic Conservatory for a violinist, and appeared at the Crystal Palace in London, March 10, 1866. He soon came to the United States, where during a concert tour he met and married (in New York, in February, 1867) Mme. Parepa; formed an opera company, including Mme.

Parepa-Rosa, Wachtel, Santley, Ronconi, and Formes, traveling as far as California. After his wife's death (1874), he organized in London an English opera company with which he produced nearly a score of popular operas not previously given in English. He died in Paris, France, April 30, 1889. See PAREPA-ROSA.