Adalbert Kraus (born 27 April 1937 in

Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg (; South Franconian: ''Aschebersch'') is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is its administrative seat. Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric ...

) is a German tenor in opera and concert, known for singing the works of

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

Career

Adalbert Kraus first graduated in

German studies German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German ...

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...

, and philosophy and in 1967, began to study voice at the

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (University of Music Würzburg) was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum (Academic college of music). From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Mu ...

with Henriette Klink-Schneider.Adalbert Kraus
on the bach-cantatas website He was a

lyric tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wid ...

at the

Staatsoper Hannover Hanover State Opera (german: Staatsoper Hannover) is an opera company in Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. The company is resident in the Hanover Opera House (), and is part of a publicly-funded umbrella performing arts orga ...

from 1970 to 1974. His roles included Andres in Berg's ''

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama ''Woyzeck'', which the German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at h ...

'', Toni in Henze's '' Elegy for Young Lovers'', and Lord Bucklaw in Donizetti's ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

''. He sang the role of Peter Iwanow in a 1976 recording of Albert Lortzing's '' Zar und Zimmermann'' with Lucia Popp as Marie, Karl Ridderbusch as van Bett, and Hermann Prey as Peter I.Zar und Zimmermann
on the operone website He frequently sang the tenor part in the complete recording of

Bach cantata The cantatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as Bach cantatas ( German: ), are a body of work consisting of over 200 surviving independent works, and at least several dozen that are considered lost. As far as known, Bach's earliest ca ...

s and oratorios of

Helmuth Rilling Helmuth Rilling (born 29 May 1933) is a German choral conductor and an academic teacher. He is the founder of the Gächinger Kantorei (1954), the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (1965), the Oregon Bach Festival (1970), the Internationale Bachakademi ...

and the

Gächinger Kantorei Gächinger Kantorei (Gächingen Chorale) is an internationally known German mixed choir, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1954 in Gächingen (part of St. Johann close to Reutlingen) and conducted by him until 2013, succeeded by Hans-Christoph Rademan ...

, also the Evangelist in his

passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

. In Bach's '' Easter Oratorio'', he performed the tenor part of

Simon Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...

, singing with the bass (portraying

John the Apostle John the Apostle ( grc, Ἰωάννης; la, Ioannes ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee ...

) the first duet ''Kommt, eilet und laufet'' (Come, hasten and run).Bach: Easter Cantatas / Rilling
ArchivMusic He also recorded rarely performed works such as ''Argenore'' of Markgräfin W. v. BayreuthMarkgräfin Wilhelmine von Bayreuth
Concerto Bayreuth or the ''Lukas-Passion'' of

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hi ...

.Lukas-Passion: (1744) Georg Philipp Telemann
on the website of the Stanford State University Adalbert Kraus was a teacher at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is ...

, the Würzburg College of Music, and a guest lecturer at both the Tokyo College of Music and the

Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart is a foundation in Stuttgart, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1981 to foster international concerts and workshops, namely Musikfest Stuttgart, dedicated especially to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in relati ...

. He wrote books on religious and philosophical topics such as ''Die leuchtende Spur – Orientierung im 21. Jahrhundert'' and ''Ein Gott – Eine Weltreligion''.

Selected recordings

* Lortzing: ''Zar und Zimmermann'',

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (german: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestr ...

and Choir, Heinz Wallberg, Acanta 1976 * Bach: '' Matthäus-Passion'', Siegmund Nimsgern,

Arleen Augér Joyce Arleen Auger (sometimes spelled Augér ; September 13, 1939 – June 10, 1993) was an American soprano, known for her coloratura voice and interpretations of works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi, Mozart, and Schubert. She won a posthum ...

, Ann Murray,

Julia Hamari Julia Hamari (born 21 November 1942) is a Hungarian mezzo-soprano and alto singer in opera and concert, appearing internationally. She is an academic voice teacher in Stuttgart. Professional career Julia Hamari was born in Budapest where she re ...

, Aldo Baldin, Philippe Huttenlocher,

, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, conductor

, Columbia Masterworks Records, 1978 * Bach: ''Easter Cantatas'' including '' Easter Oratorio'', Arleen Augér, Julia Hamari, Philippe Huttenlocher, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Rilling * Markgräfin W. v. Bayreuth: ''Argenore'',

Angelika Luz Angelika may refer to: * Angelika (given name) * Angelika Film Center, theater chain See also

* Pieris angelika, butterfly * Angelica (disambiguation) * Angelique (disambiguation) {{Disambig ...

, Lucas-Consort *

: ''Lukas-Passion'' 1744, Uta Spreckelsen, Theo Altmeyer,

Gerhard Faulstich Gerhard Faulstich is a German baritone. After voice studies at the , Gerhard Faulstich was active since 1965 as a concert singer. He made his operatic debut at the in as Leonardo in Wolfgang Fortner's opera ''Bluthochzeit''. In 1981, he joined t ...

, Gerd Beusker, Frankfurter Madrigal-Ensemble, Hessisches Kammerorchester, conductor Siegfried Heinrich * Haydn: '' Die Schöpfung'',

Helen Donath Helen Jeanette Donath (née Erwin; born July 10, 1940) is an American soprano with a career spanning fifty years. Biography She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and studied there at Del Mar College. Later she studied in New York with Paola Nov ...

Kurt Widmer Kurt Widmer (28 December 1940 – 31 May 2023) was a Swiss baritone and voice teacher, who appeared and recorded internationally. He focused on concert singing, especially of oratorios from the Romantic period. His recordings cover a repertoire ...

, Süddeutscher Madrigalchor, Festivalorchester Ludwigsburg, conductor Wolfgang GönnenweinJ. Haydn – Die Schöpfung-Creation

References

External links

Entries for recordings by Adalbert Kraus
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Adalbert 1937 births Living people German operatic tenors Musicians from Bavaria University of Music and Performing Arts Munich faculty 20th-century German male opera singers People from Aschaffenburg