Helmut Krebs [SEP] voice type
Helmut Krebs
Helmut Krebs (October 8, 1913 in Dortmund – August 30, 2007 in Berlin) was a distinguished German tenor in opera and concert, who sang a wide range of roles from Baroque to contemporary works.
Professional career.
Krebs studied at the Dortmund Conservatory and the Berlin Musikhochschule with Paul Luhmann, and later privately with Max Meili. He began singing in concert in 1937 and made his stage debut at the Volksoper Berlin in 1938, but the war interrupted his career. He resumed his career in
Falstaff
- Ina Halley as Anna Reich
- Eckart Dux as Fenton
- Alexander Engel as Innkeeper Reich
- Claus Holm as Mr. Fluth
- Joachim Teege as Mr. Spärlich
- Gerd Frickhöffer as Dr. Cajus
- Rita Streich as Mrs. Fluth (singing voice)
- Martha Mödl as Mrs. Gretchen Reich (singing voice)
- Sonja Schöner as Anna Reich (singing voice)
- Helmut Krebs as Fenton (voice)
- Hans Kramer as Sir John Falstaff (voice)
- Willi Heyer