He was an ensemble member of the Vienna State Opera from 1924 to 1945 and made regular guest appearances at the Salzburg Festival.
After his vocal studies, he was engaged by Richard Strauss at the Vienna State Opera in 1924 and made his debut there on 6 September 1924 as the Second Guardsman in The Magic Flute.
His middle roles at the Vienna State Opera included Cesare Angelotti in Tosca, Titurel (Parsifal), Zuniga in Carmen, the King in Aida, Micha in The Bartered Bride, Kuno in Der Freischütz and three roles in Mozart operas, Masetto in Don Giovanni and Don Bartolo and Antonio in the Marriage of Figaro.
He made his Salzburg Festival debut in August 1928 as the Second Prisoner in Fidelio and as the second priest and second armoured man (The Magic Flute).
He regularly appeared on Sundays as a soloist in performances of the Vienna Boys' Choir in the Hofburgkapelle [de].