Spiro Samuel Malas was a Greek-American bass-baritone opera singer and actor.
11 Facts About Spiro Malas
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Spiro Malas attended Towson State College in Maryland and taught geography for a year after graduation while continuing his vocal training at Peabody Conservatory.
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Spiro Malas made his operatic debut in 1959 in his native Baltimore and in 1960 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
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Spiro Malas made his New York debut at the New York City Opera as Spinelloccio in Gianni Schicchi.
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Spiro Malas first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1983 as Sgt.
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Spiro Malas appeared there in two new productions by Sir Peter Hall; as Zuniga in Carmen, and as Dr Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro.
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Mr Spiro Malas was seen on the Metropolitan Opera stage as Haly in L'italiana in Algeri opposite Marilyn Horne, and Capulet in Romeo et Juliette.
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Spiro Malas sang leading roles in the major opera houses in Rome, Naples, Salzburg, Vienna, Florence and San Francisco.
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Spiro Malas has appeared in televised opera, with leading symphony orchestras, and recorded the operatic repertoire with notables such as Luciano Pavarotti, Beverly Sills, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and Sutherland.
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Spiro Malas was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.
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Spiro Malas was married to Marlena Kleinman Spiro Malas, a voice teacher in New York.