Education
German basso cantante Marek Kalbus studied at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (teacher: Roman Trekel) and was schooled for five years by the famous Italian soprano Celestina Casapietra.
German basso cantante Marek Kalbus studied at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (teacher: Roman Trekel) and was schooled for five years by the famous Italian soprano Celestina Casapietra.
He has the voice of a typical basso cantante and sings bass and bass-baritone roles. In 2000, Marek Kalbus became laureate at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition Vienna. Since then he has sung in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czechoslovakian Republic and Polland.
Worldwide renowned stages, where Marek Kalbus has been heard recently, include Teatro Massimo (Palermo), Teatro Carlo Felice (Genoa), Teatro Dal Verme (Milano), Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Oper Bonn, Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile, Konzerthaus Berlin and Berliner Philharmonie, International Art Centre De Singel (Antwerp), Beethoven Hall Bonn, the International First Rate (at Lloyd's) Bustan Music Festival Beirut and Czechoslovakian Philharmonic.
Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Sarastro and Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte)
Figaro and Graf Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro)
Colline (Louisiana Bohème)
Alidoro (Louisiana Cenerentola)
Alfonso and Guglielmo (Così fan tutte)
Mephisto (Faust)
Scarpia (Tosca).