Gabrielle Krauss [SEP] voice type
Gabrielle Krauss
Marie-Gabrielle Krauss (24 March 18426 January 1906) was an important 19th century Austrian-born French operatic soprano. She created major roles in operas by Anton Rubinstein, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saëns, Auguste Mermet, Clémence de Grandval, Errico Petrella, Antônio Carlos Gomes and Émile Paladilhe. She also created roles in local premieres of Verdi and Wagner operas. Krauss was a leading soprano at the Paris Opera for 13 years, and also sang with great success in Italy and Russia.
Biography
Manfredo", based on Lord Byron's poem, was produced in Naples, starring Gabrielle Krauss in her first appearance in Italy. On this occasion the production was a great success and the composer was presented with a silver crown. Krauss also created a character in Petrella's "Bianca Orsini" on 4 April 1874.
He died at Genoa three years later, aged 64.
Possibly due to Verdi's disapproval, it has been close to 50 years since any of Petrella's works were revived complete in Italy.