Spiro Malas (born 28 January 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Greek - American bass-baritone opera singer.Malas made his operatic debut in 1959 in his native Baltimore and in 1960 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He made his New York debut at the New York City Opera where he came to the attention of Joan Sutherland and her husband, the conductor Richard Bonynge. He was subsequently asked to tour Australia with the Sutherland/Williamson International Opera Company. This led to appearances at London's Covent Garden, the New York Metropolitan Opera (1983–84) and Chicago Lyric Opera.Hello Malas first performed at the Metropolitan Opera as Sgt. Sulpice in La fille du régiment opposite Dame Joan and Alfredo Kraus. Since then, he has sung there in Il barbiere di Siviglia, La bohème, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Die Fledermaus, Eugene Onegin, L'elisir d'amore, Lulu, Manon Lescaut, Der Rosenkavalier, Salome, Tosca, and Werther. He has also appeared there in two new productions by Sir Peter Hall; as Zuniga in Carmen, and as Dr. Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro. Mr. Malas has also been seen on the Metropolitan Opera stage as Haly in L'italiana in Algeri opposite Marilyn Horne, and Capulet in Roméo et Juliette.He has sung leading roles in the major opera houses in Rome, Naples, Salzburg, Vienna, and Florence, has appeared in televised opera, with leading symphony orchestras, and has recorded the operatic repertoire with notables such as Luciano Pavarotti, Beverly Sills, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and Sutherland.A leading bass-baritone with the New York City Opera for many years, he has also sustained a career in television, having appeared in Spenser: For Hire, The Equalizer, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live, Law & Order and Sex and the City. The New York Times's Frank Rich, commented on Mr. Malas' Drama Desk Award nominated portrayal of the immigrant farmer, Tony Esposito in the Broadway revival of The Most Happy Fella "As acted by Mr. Malas, Tony's inner growth and redemption become the very soul of musical drama, especially as delineated in one gorgeous Loesser song after another."In addition to his teaching at Barnard College and Columbia University, Malas also serves on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and Curtis Institute of Music.He is a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.Malas is married to Marlena Kleinman Malas, a voice teacher in New York. They have two sons, Nicol and Alexis.
He was awarded the 1991 Drama-Logue Award for Performance for "The Most Happy Fella" in the 25th Anniversary Season presented by Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California.
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He was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "The Most Happy Fella" at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, Illinois.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chapter 27
2007
Elevator Man
Ira & Abby
2006
Greek Waiter
Law & Order
1997-2005
TV Series
Paul Bakalis / Taxi Driver / Mr. Oakley
Poster Boy
2004
Mr Phoenix
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2000
TV Series
Russian Businessman
Sex and the City
1999
TV Series
Carlo
Finding North
1998
Waiter
Getting In
1994
Mr. Grimm
Kojak: Ariana
1989
TV Movie
Sotos
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1986-1988
TV Series
Luther / Haly
Spenser: For Hire
1986
TV Series
George Cannon
The Daughter of the Regiment
1974
TV Movie
Sulpice
NET Opera Theater
1970
TV Series
Osmin / Mr. Kosak
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Two Lovers
2008
performer: "L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima Act 2" 1831
The 46th Annual Tony Awards
1992
TV Special performer: "Happy to Make Your Acquaintance"