Reidar Kaas (July 27, 1881 – May 18, 1952) was a

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opera singer and actor.

Career

Kaas was a baritone. 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 Wi ...

in London and the tenor Ernesto Colli (1866–1928) in Milan. Kaas performed at La Scala 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: ''

'' 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

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Reidar Kaas
at 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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaas, Reidar 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