# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/karel-burian
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:32:45.704Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/karel-burian"
name: "Karel Burian"
slug: "karel-burian"
description: "Karel Burian was a Czech operatic tenor who had an active international career spanning the 1890s to the 1920s. A Heldentenor, Burian earned acclaim in Europe and America for his powerful performances of the heaviest Wagnerian roles. His voice is preserved on numerous recordings made for Pathé Records, the Gramophone Company, the Gramophone & Typewriter Company and the Victor Recording Company."
tagline: "Tenorista"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Burrian_Portrait3.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1870-01-12"
deathDate: "1924-09-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.38
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.336321333333332
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2354582"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Karel Burian"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian_(p%C4%9Bvec)"
    title: "Karel Burian (pěvec)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Karel Burian"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Karel Burian"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Karel Burian"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Karel Burian"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Karel Burian"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB"
    title: "Буриан, Карел"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karel_Burian"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q325279"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump