Felix von Kraus (Dr.) was an Austrian dramatic bassist. Born in Vienna, he received a doctorate in musicology from the University of Vienna in 1894; as a singer, however, he was mainly self-taught.
He made his debut at Bayreuth as Hagen in Götterdämmerung in 1899 and was heard thereafter at numerous Bayreuth Festivals and at other opera houses throughout Europe; he specialized in the works of Richard Wagner and worked with famed composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911).
In 1899, Kraus married the American contralto Adrienne von Kraus-Osborne (1873 - 1951), also a Wagnerian. The name of their first child, a daughter, is Felizitas. They had a second daughter who died as a small child - her name was Maria or "Moidl".
In 1908, he became the artistic director of the Munich Opera; that same year he became a professor at the Munich Conservatory. Among his students was the Swiss tenor and early music specialist Max Meili and heldentenor Karl Burrian (1870-1924).
He retired from the stage in 1927 and died in Munich in 1937. He is buried at the cemetery with his wife in Zell am Ziller, Tyrol, Austria.
He made his debut at Bayreuth as Hagen in Götterdämmerung in 1899 and was heard thereafter at numerous Bayreuth Festivals and at other opera houses throughout Europe; he specialized in the works of Richard Wagner and worked with famed composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911).
In 1899, Kraus married the American contralto Adrienne von Kraus-Osborne (1873 - 1951), also a Wagnerian. The name of their first child, a daughter, is Felizitas. They had a second daughter who died as a small child - her name was Maria or "Moidl".
In 1908, he became the artistic director of the Munich Opera; that same year he became a professor at the Munich Conservatory. Among his students was the Swiss tenor and early music specialist Max Meili and heldentenor Karl Burrian (1870-1924).
He retired from the stage in 1927 and died in Munich in 1937. He is buried at the cemetery with his wife in Zell am Ziller, Tyrol, Austria.
Felix von Kraus (Dr.) was an Austrian dramatic bassist. Born in Vienna, he received a doctorate in musicology from the University of Vienna in 1894; as a singer, however, he was mainly self-taught.
He made his debut at Bayreuth as Hagen in Götterdämmerung in 1899 and was heard thereafter at numerous Bayreuth Festivals and at other opera houses throughout Europe; he specialized in the works of Richard Wagner and worked with famed composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911).
In 1899, Kraus married the American contralto Adrienne von Kraus-Osborne (1873 - 1951), also a Wagnerian. The name of their first child, a daughter, is Felizitas. They had a second daughter who died as a small child - her name was Maria or "Moidl".
In 1908, he became the artistic director of the Munich Opera; that same year he became a professor at the Munich Conservatory. Among his students was the Swiss tenor and early music specialist Max Meili and heldentenor Karl Burrian (1870-1924).
He retired from the stage in 1927 and died in Munich in 1937. He is buried at the cemetery with his wife in Zell am Ziller, Tyrol, Austria.
He made his debut at Bayreuth as Hagen in Götterdämmerung in 1899 and was heard thereafter at numerous Bayreuth Festivals and at other opera houses throughout Europe; he specialized in the works of Richard Wagner and worked with famed composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911).
In 1899, Kraus married the American contralto Adrienne von Kraus-Osborne (1873 - 1951), also a Wagnerian. The name of their first child, a daughter, is Felizitas. They had a second daughter who died as a small child - her name was Maria or "Moidl".
In 1908, he became the artistic director of the Munich Opera; that same year he became a professor at the Munich Conservatory. Among his students was the Swiss tenor and early music specialist Max Meili and heldentenor Karl Burrian (1870-1924).
He retired from the stage in 1927 and died in Munich in 1937. He is buried at the cemetery with his wife in Zell am Ziller, Tyrol, Austria.
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