Ryszard Kalus

Ryszard Kalus is a German-Polish bass. He was born in Königshütte (Poland) and studied singing and acting from 1999 to 2004 at the music academy in Katowice, which he graduated with distinction. He continued his education through various master classes with singers such as Ingrid Kremling-Domański, Ileana Cotrubas, Kurt Streit, Jolanta Żmurko-Kurzak, Grace Bumbry, Ann Murray, Elisabeth Connell, Falk Struckmann, Emily Rawlins Struckmann, Jeanne Piland and Dieter Schweikard. He has won several national and international competitions: 2004 1st prize and 11 special prizes in the "International Didur Opera Competition" competition in Bytom (PL), 2003 - Cesare Bardelli prize in the GB Viotti competition in Vercelli (Italy), 2003 - prize (4th Prize) at the International Ada Sari Vocal Art Competi