Tom Krause was born on July 4, 1934 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Der Freischütz (1968), Die Hochzeit des Figaro (1967) and La Bohème (1980). He died on December 6, 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.
He knew over fifty roles, including works in Italian, German, French, English, Finnish, Czech, Russian, and Swedish. He was also a noted lieder singer, and a prominent teacher.
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He originally studied medicine, while singing and playing guitar in a jazz band on the side. His vocal talent soon took him to the Vienna Music Academy. He made his operatic debut in Berlin in 1959.
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Opera singer (baritone).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
La Bohème
1980
TV Movie
Marcello
The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard
1976
TV Mini-Series
Creon
Faust
1975
TV Movie
Valentin
Der Freischütz
1968
Ottokar
Die Hochzeit des Figaro
1967
Graf Almaviva
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carmen
1983/I
performer: "Carmen"
The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard
1976
TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Talvinen matka
2007
Documentary
Himself
Letter to Peter, on Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen
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