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Alfredo Kraus

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Biography

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Opera tenor, known for putting quality before quantity in his performances. In the opera world, Alfredo Kraus is famous for refusing roles he knows he cannot sing or that are not in his repertoire. One of his best roles which he has portrayed numerous times is Werther.

Alfredo Kraus was born in Las Palmas in Great Canary. He began his musical career at the age of four taking up piano lessons. By the age of eight, he was an important part of the school choir, developing his tenor voice even then. Performing recitals and musical meetings, Alfredo Kraus was taught composition from Dona Maria Suarez Fiol of Leon. He continued performing concerts and recitals. At 17 years old, he was the lead tenor in the Choir of the Filarmonica de Canary Gran and the Polifonica Chorale of the Palms. It was with this early experience that Alfredo Kraus developed a style and a repertoire. He decided at an early age what his musical bounds would be. His style is intellectually stimulating and leaves everything to the imagination. His experience finally brought him to a professional debut in 1956.

Alfredo Kraus made his professional debut in Cairo, Egypt in 1956. He portrayed the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto. Many of his opera performances have led him to international fame especially his portrayal of Werther. After his debut he performed at La Scala in Milan and the Covent Garden in 1959. From Milan Alfredo Kraus broadened his repertoire to include the United States. He made his operatic debut in the United States in Chicago in 1962. Never before has someone made such an impact on American opera. The tenacity and style of his performance led to a New York Metropolitan Opera debut in 1966. During his stay in the United States, Alfredo Kraus has performed such roles as Faust, Nemorino, Werther, Arturo and Don Ottavio. His preciseness in the roles he portrays proves his belief in putting quality before quantity in his work.

Traveling the world doing concerts and recitals, Alfredo Kraus never tires of the roles he performs. In April of 1980 he was present and performed at the silver wedding celebration of the Lyric Opera. From 1991-92, Alfredo Kraus returned to Covent Garden to perform as Hoffmann and Nemorino.

After more than four decades of performing operas, concerts and recitals, Alfredo Kraus keeps on singing. He doesn't let his age slow him down. According to Gianandrea Gavazzeni, another opera singer, Alfredo Kraus is a master tenor, perfectly changing his voice to adhere to his various roles. Rodolfo Celliti, Tullio Serafin and Giuletta Simionato all agree that Alfredo Kraus represents perfection in both his singing and acting. Although critics say his worst performance was Arie antiche with Jose Tordesillas.

Title: Midnight Lounge - Chill Out Classics and Meditation

Artist: Neville Marriner, Hans Vonk, Juliane Banse, Alfredo Kraus, Hermann Prey, Gwyneth Jones, Axel Kohler, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Mitsuko Shirai, Bela Bánfalvi / Bela Banfalvi, Budapest Strings, Geoffrey Parsons, Jochen Kowalski, Hartmut Höll / Hartmut Holl, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln, Das Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Rundfunk - Sinfonie - Orchester Leipzig, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Cologne Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfram Rieger, Helmut Froschauer, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Sandor Vegh, Max Pommer, Ernö Sebestyen / Erno Sebestyen, Andreas Juffinger, Andrea Vigh, Janos Balint, Geoffrey Simon, Deborah Sipkai, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Petersen Quartet, RIAS Chamber Chorus, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, David Shallon, Heinz Geese, Jörg-Peter Weigle / Jorg-Peter Weigle, Kurt Wöss / Kurt Woss, Male Section, Michail Jurowski, Elisabeth Werres, Cologne Radio Chorus, Pinchas Steinberg, Elizabeth Steiner, Armin Fromm, Wernigerode Youth Radio, Friedrich Krell, Moscow Rybin Choir, Christine Pendrill, Evelyn Dubourg, Emmerich Smola, Eclair Salon Orchestra, Michael Erxleben, Edelmiro Arnaltes, Miranda Van Kralingen, Wernigerode Radio Youth Choir, Tabea Zimmermann, Wannsee-Sanger, Thomas Gabrisch, Wladimir Baka, Valerij Rybin, Bratislava Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

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Title: Arias Famosas

Artist: Alfredo Kraus

Genre: Pop

Title: Arie Antiche

Artist: Alfredo Kraus

Genre: Classical

Title: Cuba Classics

Artist: Alfredo Kraus

Genre: Latin Folk

Title: La Tempestad

Artist: Alfredo Kraus

Genre: World Music

Title: Romance

Artist: Alfredo Kraus

Genre: Latin, Classical, Opera

Collections

Title: 100 Best Encores

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Title: I Love Zarzuelas

Genre: Opera

Title: 24 Exitos de Zarzuela

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Title: Mozart Voices

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Title: 50 x Opera

Genre: Opera

Title: 100 Best Tenor Arias

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Title: Essential Verdi

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Title: Mozart for The Brain

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Title: Viva la Zarzuela!

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Title: Classical Study Music

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Title: Arias Famosas

Genre: Opera

Title: 50 Opera Arias

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Title: The Opera Album 2011

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Title: 50 Film Classics

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Title: The Great Love Duets

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Title: Mozart for the Brain

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Title: Essential Puccini

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Title: 50 Best Verdi

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Title: I love Verdi

Genre: Opera

Title: Puccini Love Songs

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Title: Villancicos (CD1)

Genre: Pop

Featuring albums

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Title: Icon: Maria Callas

Artist: Maria Callas

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Title: Verdi: La traviata

Artist: Riccardo Muti

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Title: La Divina Box

Artist: Maria Callas

Genre: Opera

Title: Massenet: Werther

Artist: Michel Plasson

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Title: Diva

Artist: Giacomo Puccini

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Title: Essential Opera

Artist: Giacomo Puccini

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Title: Best of Romantic Callas

Artist: Maria Callas

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Title: 101 Opera

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Classical

Title: Gentle Opera

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Classical

Title: Opera

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Classical