Karel Kalaš [SEP] voice type
Karel Kalaš
Karel Kalaš (9 October 1910 – 3 May 2001) was a Czech operatic bass and film and television actor. He first rose to prominence at the Slovak National Theatre, where he was a member from 1934 through 1939. He left there to join the roster of principal singers at the National Theatre in Prague, where he worked until his retirement from the opera stage in 1972. He appeared in a handful of films and occasionally on Czech television during his career, notably winning acclaim for his portrayal of a
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- Pro Arte 3PAL-3005 (US issue): Eduard Haken, Eva Děpoltová, Leo Marian Vodička, Václav Zítek, Libuše Márová, Karel Hanus, Božena Effenberková, Zdeněk Jankovský; Brno Janáček Opera Orchestra and Chorus; František Vajnar (conductor)
- Supraphon / Rediffusion Heritage Collection HCNL 8006: Ludmila Červinková, Marta Krásová, Beno Blachut, Přemysl Kočí, Karel Kalaš, Soloists, Prague National Theatre, Zdeněk Chalabala (conductor) 1953, reissued 1977
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