He was a pupil of the pedagogue F. Hynka
in Prague and he
made his debut in 1903 at the the National Theatre of
Prague
in ‘’Lohengrin’’. He remained active till 1905 in this opera house, then went to
Germany and appeared from 1905-08 at Lortzing-Theater of Berlin, from
1908-10 he sang at Volksoper of Vienna. He returned to
Prague and from
1911-19 he was a member of the the National Theatre of Prague.
Here he sang roles like the Rigoletto, Amonasro in ‘’Aida’’, Hans Sachs in ‘’Meistersingers’’,
Vladislav in ‘’Dalibor’’ of Smetana, Ismen in ‘’Armida’’ of A. Dvořák. His
brother, the baritone Vása Chmel (1871-1942), appeared primarily as a concert
singer.
Chronology of some appearances
1903-1905 Prague National
Theatre Debut Lohengrin (-)
1905-1908 Berlin Lortzing-Theater
1908-1910 Vienna Volksoper
1911-1919 Prague National
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