Reidar Kaas (July 27, 1881 – May 18, 1952) was a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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opera singer and actor.
Career
Kaas was a
baritone
A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...
. He took singing lessons with
Raimund von zur-Mühlen
Baron Raimund von zur-Mühlen (sometimes "Raymond", "Raimund von Zur Mühlen") (10 November 1854 in Uusna Manor (''Neu-Tennasilm''), Viljandi Parish (now in Viiratsi Parish), Viljandi County, Governorate of Livonia – 11 December 1931 in Wist ...
in London and the tenor Ernesto Colli (1866–1928) in Milan.
Kaas performed at
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
in Milan, the
Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa, and opera houses in Poznań, Hamburg, London, and Oslo.
Kaas also appeared in film roles. He made his debut in the silent film ''
Paria'' in 1916 as Doctor Berner. In 1932 he played a Gypsy chief in the film ''
Fantegutten
''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets.
...
'', which was his last film role.
Filmography
* 1916: ''
Paria'' as Berner, a doctor
* 1932: ''
Fantegutten
''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets.
...
'' as Parkas, a Gypsy chief
Family
Kaas was born in Oslo,
the son of the wholesaler Christian Oluf Andresen (1850–1890) and Aagot Theodosia Kaas (1854–1919). In 1906 he married Eli Tandberg (born March 12, 1885), the daughter of the landowner Gudbrand Tandberg and Caroline Kristine Cortsen.
They had a son, Gudbrand Kaas.
References
External links
*
Reidar Kaasat the
Swedish Film Database
The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute
The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the S ...
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1881 births
1952 deaths
Norwegian operatic baritones
20th-century Norwegian male actors
Male actors from Oslo
20th-century Norwegian male singers
20th-century Norwegian singers