Oliver Kuusik (born 21 July 1980 in Tallinn) is an Estonian opera singer (tenor) [1] [2] [3]
In 2006 he graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Opera Studio. [1]
Since 2008 he is a tenor soloist at the Estonian National Opera. [1]
He is a member of Association of Estonian Professional Musicians. [1]
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José Plácido Domingo Embil is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into exclusively baritone parts, most notably Simon Boccanegra. As of 2020, he has performed 151 different roles.
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda, was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In January 1958, he created the part of Anatol in the world premiere of the American opera Vanessa at the Metropolitan Opera. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is one of the most widely recorded opera singers in history. His singing is best known for its beauty of tone, vocal control, and musical perception.
Operatic pop or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic singing style or a song, theme or motif from classical music stylized as pop. The subgenre is often performed by classical crossover singers and acts, although that field is much broader in the types of music it encompasses. "Popera" performances, such as those by the Three Tenors, have reached larger audiences and brought in greater profits than typical for operatic music.
Matthew Polenzani is an American lyric tenor. He has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Vienna State Opera, and San Francisco Opera, among others. He has also sung with numerous symphony orchestras. His younger sister is independent folk musician Rose Polenzani. His grandfather is Lynn Hauldren, known as the "Empire Guy".
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire. In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. In 1993 the school was renamed the Estonian Academy of Music. In 1995 the Drama Faculty was renamed the Higher Theatre School.
Parry Jones, known early in his career as Gwynn Jones, was a Welsh tenor of the mid-twentieth century.
Edgar Johan Kuusik was an Estonian architect and furniture and interior designer.
John Aler was an American lyric tenor who performed in concerts, recitals, and operas. He was particularly known for his interpretations of the works of Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and Handel.
Kuusk is a common surname in Estonia, and may refer to:
Kuusik is an Estonian surname, and may refer to:
Artur Uritamm was an Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue.
PLMF Music Trust was inaugurated on 7 February 2003 to support the development of Estonian musicians by organizing master classes, opportunities to perform and by introducing them internationally. The founders of the trust decided to name it after the opera singer Pille Lill.
Pille Lill is an Estonian opera singer (soprano) and an active member of the cultural life, the founder and artistic director of PLMF Music Trust.
Harleth Kuusik is an Estonian fashion model.
Timotheus Kuusik, also known as Timotheos Kuusik or Timofei Kuusik, was an Estonian school teacher, author, translator, editor and councilman. He was born on 5 January 1863 in Lalli, a village on the island of Muhu. He was elected to the Estonian Provincial Assembly, which governed the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia between 1917 and 1919, and served the full term as a member of the assembly. He did not sit in the newly formed Republic of Estonia's Asutav Kogu or its Riigikogu (Parliament). He died on 14 May 1940 in Tallinn.
Jüri Ratas's second cabinet was the 50th cabinet of Estonia, in office from 29 April 2019 to 14 January 2021. It was a centre-right coalition cabinet of the Centre Party, right-wing populist Conservative People's Party (EKRE) and conservative Isamaa.
Leslie Chabay was a Hungarian-born tenor. He toured Germany, Belgium and Estonia from 1933 to 1935 as a member of the Deutsche Musikbühne traveling opera company, then joined the Deutsches Theater Brno from 1933 to 1935 and the Volksoper Budapest from 1935 to 1938.
Virve Aruoja was an Estonian television and film director and former actress.
Tiit Kuusik was a Soviet and Estonian opera singer (baritone).
Hans Miilberg was an Estonian opera singer (baritone). He was the son of Johannes Miilberg and Maria Miilberg and brother of Martin Miilberg, Velly Kuusik, Linda Kuusik. His father was a carpenter, mother was employed as a weaver.
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