146:: La Bruja, La Tabernera del Puerto, Katiuska, El HuĂ©sped del Sevillano, La Calesera, La Rosa del Azafrán, La del Soto del Parral, and other works of the repertoire with artists like Amparo AzcĂłn, Celia Langa, PilarĂn Alvarez, Rosa Gil, Fina Gessa, MarĂa Pastor, Eduardo BermĂşdez, Enrique del Portal, JosĂ© Luis Cancela and AndrĂ©s GarcĂa MartĂ, under the baton of the Maestros Jose Terol and Mariano de las Heras. In Madrid, in June 1963, he performed several presentations of the opera
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His last public performance took place in Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria in 1996, where he was awarded the Gold medal of the City. In July 2000 Kraus and his wife Enedina decided to be based permanently in the city where he was born. In November 2000, Francisco Kraus received the tribute of the Canary
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Dominican Maestro Carlos Piantini. He had a series of concerts in Hogar Canario de Caracas and Teatro Nacional. His brother Alfredo was very often performing in Caracas, Teatro Municipal, with OMAC (Caracas Metropolitan Opera Company). This time the stay would last nine years since,
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Alfredo began their training with MarĂa Suárez Fiol, (born in Madrid, 1897 – died in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1987). The first songs in front of an audience were in the house of his teacher, where Mrs Fiol organized benefit concerts. He started singing in the Choir of the
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El Cantar del
Arriero, La Calesera, El CaserĂo, El HuĂ©sped del Sevillano, La Parranda, La CanciĂłn del olvido, Molinos de viento, Los Gavilanes, La del Soto del Parral. Ed.: Belter (1973). TV film, German TV ZDF Reiselust. “Gran Canaria”.
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School of the Heart of Maria, and made an audition for
Soloists in the Philharmonic Society of Las Palmas. After coming back from Barcelona, Francisco married his fiancé Enedina Kraus. He studied Voice technique in
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Nacional with great success. With this same Company he made a tour of Spain with identical results. In 1962 he formed his own company and toured Spain for four years, singing
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to dedicate more time to family matters. His break from the
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In 1966 a contract with the company of Maria
Francisca Caballer and AgustĂn Lisbona, to perform in the National Theater of Caracas, “Teatro Nacionál,” took him to
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aside from his performances Kraus was offered the position as professor of vocal technique in the
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of La Traviata. He returned to Spain where he appeared with the “Festivales of Spain” in La Coruña. He made his debut in the “
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La tempestad (1958), Marina (1963). Ed.: CarillĂłn Video. Marina 1974 Teatro Municipal de Caracas. Omac.
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