He received the German/Austrian honorary title of Kammersänger from this theatre for his duties.
His father had worked as an opera singer at the Prague State Opera before moving to Austria where he was honored with the title of Kammersänger.
He debuted at the Vienna State Opera in 1978 with Macbeth, with such a success that the prestigious Austrian theatre awarded him with the important title of Kammersänger.
In 1963 she was distinguished with the title of Kammersänger by the Senate of Berlin.
His artistic home for the greater part of his career was the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, where in 1977 he became the youngest Kammersänger in the company's history.