Bio

Estonian opera singer (tenor). People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1957). In 1918 he graduated from the Petrograd National Conservatory (teacher of the Sea), after which he improved in Italy. He returned to St. Petersburg, where he and his wife Lydia Alexandrovna Ots (name at birth Wijholm) (1898-1988) on March 21, 1920, son George was born. Six months later, in the autumn of 1920, the family moved to Estonia. He spent the rest of his life in Tallinn. Since 1920, the artist of the choir, then the soloist of the Opera and Ballet Theater "Estonia". At first he performed baritone parts: "Faust" - Valentin, "Seville Barber" - Figaro. C 1922 - tenor parts: Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades" - German, "Aida" J. Verdi - Radames, Wagner's Lohengrin - Lohengrin, 1928 - "The Vikings" Lava - Hulot (first performer), 1949 - Ernesaks "Stormshore" - Saare Johan (first performer), "Kaupo" A. Vedro - Kaupo.