sentences:  Under his artistic direction the company produced Chicago premieres and revivals of "Orpheus in the Underworld" (1881), "The Beautiful Galatea" (1982), "Naughty Marietta" (1983), "Utopia, Limited" (1984), "The Gypsy Baron" (1985), "The Grand Duke" (1992), "The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein" (1986), "Die Fledermaus" (1986, 1995), "The Chocolate Soldier" (1987), "Wiener Blut" (1989), "Babes in Toyland" (1993), "La Vie parisienne" (1984), "The Golden Apple" (1995), "The Czardas Princess" (1990) and Emmerich Kalman's little-known "The Duchess of Chicago" (1998).While Kraus was artistic director, the company also produced stage works of Kurt Weill, including "Lady in the Dark" (1989), "Knickerbocker Holiday (1992)", "One Touch of Venus (1997)" and all of the extant full-length Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas during his tenure with company.Kraus served as resident stage director for the Pamiro Opera in Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1988 to 1996, directing productions of "L'Italiana in Algeri" (1988), "The Merry Widow" (1989), "The Daughter of the Regiment" (1990),"Die Fledermaus" (1991), "The Magic Flute" (1992), "La Traviata" (1993), "Madama Butterfly" (1994), "Rigoletto" (1995), and the world premiere of Gordon Parmentier's "The Lost Dauphin" (2000), which was videotaped by Wisconsin Public Television for broadcast.