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ERNST KRAUS (ERLANGEN,
8 JUNE, 1863 – WÖRTHSEE, 5 SEPTEMBER, 1941)
He was one of the
best german opera singers of his time. He studied singing under Anna
Schimon-Regan in Munich, then with Cesare Galliera in Milan And made his debut
in 1893 at the the Hoftheater in Mannheim (as Tamino in
"Zauberflöte"). He belonged to this opera house during three years.
In 1894 he made first guest appearance at the Hofoper in Berlin as Lohengrin.
In the 1896-1898 seasons he was engaged as the first tenor by the Damrosch
Opera Company in North America. In 1898 he appeared at the Hofoper in Berlin
and sang here till 1924. He soon counted as one of the leading tenors of his
generation. At the Hofoper in Berlin he sang in 1900 in the premières of the
operas "Der Bärenhäuter" by Siegfried Wagner and "Der arme
Heinrich" of Hans Pfitzner. On 9. 4. 1902 he created there the role of
Heinrich in the premiere of the opera "Der Wald" by the English
composer Ethel Smyth. In 1904 he appeared in the Berlin première of B.
Smetana’s ‘’Dalibor’’. In 1906 he also sang the role of Herodes in the Berlin
première of R. Strauss’s opera ‘’Salome’’. In 1910 he appeared in this role at
the Covent Garden in London. In 1899 he performed in Berlin in the premiere of
the opera ‘’Mudarra’’ of F. Le Borne. From 1899 to 1909 he appeared over and
over again in R. Wagner's operas at the Bayreuth Festival. He made
international guest appearances in London (Covent Garden 1900, 1907 and 1910),
Milan (La Scala), Paris (Grand Opéra) Vienna, Munich and Dresden (Hofoper),
Frankfurt a. M. (Opernhaus), Zurich (Stadttheater 1905, 1917 and 1918) and
Brussels (Théâtre de la Monnaie). In the 1903-1904 season he sang at the
Metropolitan Opera in New York. Here he made his debut as Siegmund, then also
appeared as Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan, Siegfried and Florestan in
‘’Fidelio’’. After his retirement, he worked since 1924 as pedagogue at the
College of Music in Munich. He was married to actress Margarethe Hofmann, who
appeared at Hoftheater in Mannheim. His son Richard Kraus (1902-1978)
became a known conductor.
TRACKLIST
1. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Grüss Gott,
mein Junker with Bachmann Gramophone 044086 342m
2. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Mein Freund in
holder Jugendzeit with Bachmann 044087 343m
3. Walküre (Wagner): Ein Schwert verhiess G&T
042135 541i
4. Lohengrin (Wagner): Gralserzählung Gramophone
042131 169s
5. Lohengrin (Wagner): Wenn ich im Kampfe with Destinn
Gramophone 044056 543i
6. Lohengrin (Wagner): Das süsse Lied verhallt with
Destinn Gramophone 044057 542i
7. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Wie sie selig
Gramophone 042279 510s
8. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Morgenlich
leuchtend Gramophone 042280 511s
9. Siegfried (Wagner): Dass der mein Vater nicht ist
Gramophone 042194 91ac
10. Siegfried (Wagner): Du holdes Vöglein Gramophone
042195 88ac
11. Frühlingsgespenster (Weingartner) Ich sass noch Gramophone
042465 1257s
12. Tom der Reimer (Loewe) Gramophone 042464
1258s
13. Evangelimann (Kienzl): Des Lebens ganzen
Leidenskelch Gramophone 042331 92al
14. Evangelimann (Kienzl): Was ich gelitten Gramophone
042332 93al
15. Tannhäuser (Wagner): Inbrunst im Herzen Gramophone
042366 94al
16. Tannhäuser (Wagner): Nach Rom gelangt' ich
Gramophone 042367 277al
17. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Bleib' Senta with Kurt
Gramophone 044201 96al
18. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Fühlst du den
Schmerz with Kurt Gramophone 044202 95al
19. Siegfried (Wagner): Er sinnt und erwägt with J.
Lieban Gramophone 044288 850m
20. Siegfried (Wagner): Sieh', du bist müde with J. Lieban
Gramophone 044289 851m
21. Walküre (Wagner): Wunder und wilde Märe with
Knüpfer-Egli & Knüpfer Gramophone 044170 514s
22. Walküre (Wagner): Künde nun, Gast with
Knüpfer-Egli Gramophone 044171 529s
23. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Sieh' mein Elend,
Herr (w. chorus) Gramophone 3-42909 3268r
24. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Brüder, euer
Klagesang (w. chorus) Gramophone 3-42910 3269r
25. Lohengrin (Wagner): Nun sei bedankt (Schwanenlied) G&T 3-42118 2566L
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