ABSTRACT
German tenor, born near Aachen. His family moved to the Netherlands when he was 10 years old. He studied engineering, then voice, and sang in a minor operatic role in 1894, with the National Opera at Amsterdam. He continued with the company until 1899, becoming a leading tenor, then sang in Leipzig from 1900 to 1915. Urlus became known as one of the finest Wagner tenors, performing at Bayreuth (1911-1914) and singing Tristan with great success at Covent Garden in 1910. He was the leading heldentenor at the Metropolitan Opera in 1913-1917. He sang through Europe, and retired after a final performance in Amsterdam in 1932. Urlus died in Noordwijk, Netherlands, during surgery.
