Theodor Kruis

Theodor Kruis was a German tenor-buffoKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026).Eisenberg, L. (1903) Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Leipzig: List, p. 557. (Accessed: 10 October 2026). who trained for three years at the Munich Conservatory under Franz Hauser and F. W. MeyerKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026).Eisenberg, L. (1903) Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Leipzig: List, p. 557. (Accessed: 10 October 2026).. He began his career at the Mannheim Court TheatreKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026).Eisenberg, L. (1903) Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Leipzig: List, p. 557. (Accessed: 10 October 2026)., moved to Mainz in 1865Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026)., then to Kroll's theatre in Berlin in 1866Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Eisenberg, L. (1903) Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Leipzig: List, p. 557. (Accessed: 10 October 2026)., Breslau and HamburgKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026).Eisenberg, L. (1903) Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Leipzig: List, p. 557. (Accessed: 10 October 2026)., and sang at the Hanover Court Theatre from 1873 to 1882 before becoming principal tenor-buffo at the Dresden Court OperaKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026).. There he took part in the 1892 premiere of Draeseke's HerratOperissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026)., then created Ruger Aspeck in the premiere of Strauss's Feuersnot in 1901Wikipedia (2026) Feuersnot. (Accessed: 25 October 2026). and the Second Nazarene in the premiere of Salome in 1905Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026).. His roles included David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Mime in Der Ring des NibelungenKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kruis, Theodor', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1585.Operissimo (n.d.) Theodor Kruis. (Accessed: August 2026)..