Tom Gunnar Krause (1934–2013) was a Finnish operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Mozart roles.
Born in Helsinki, Tom Krause studied medicine for three years to become a psychiatrist. He also sang and played the guitar in a jazz band. His vocal talent led him to quit his medical studies for serious voice studies at the Vienna Music Academy.
Krause made his operatic début in Berlin, as Escamillo, in 1959, and quickly gained a reputation in opera and concert throughout Europe and the U.S. For the duration of a career spanning over 50 roles, Krause appeared in leading roles at most of the world’s great opera houses.
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If you only do what you know you can do – you never do very much.
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Topics: Action
Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.
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Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.
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Topics: Giving
There are no failures—just experiences and your reactions to them.
—Tom Krause
Topics: Experience, Experiment
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