Franz Crass

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Franz Crass (9 March 1928 – 23 June 2012) was a German bass singer.

A native of

Köln. He won numerous competitions throughout Germany in the 1950s. In 1954, he made his debut at the municipal theater in Krefeld; from 1956 he sang at the Landestheater Hannover
.

Crass established a reputation as a Wagnerian early in his career, appearing at the Bayreuth Festival between 1954 and 1973.[2] He made guest appearances throughout Germany, and was a regular member of the Köln Opera from 1962 until 1964. In addition to his work as a concert and oratorio singer, he became known for singing works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Crass developed hearing problems and as a result, ended his career abruptly in 1981; after that he devoted himself to coaching younger singers. He died in Rüsselsheim,[3] in 2012, aged 84.

The Kammersänger left recordings as Heinrich der Vogler in

Brahms Requiem and Bach's Christmas Oratorio, and as bass soloist in the Mozart Requiem
.

References

  1. ^ Klassik-Treff.GmbH (2008-03-09). "Franz Crass's Eightieth Birthday". Orfeo-international.de. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  2. ^ "Bayreuther Festspiele » English » Programme » Performance Database » Person". Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  3. ^ "Opernsänger Franz Crass gestorben | Echo Online - Nachrichten aus Südhessen". Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

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