Kalyu Yakovlevich Karask ( est. Kalju Karask ; March 28, 1931 , Rakke , Lääne-Virumaa region , Estonia - August 11, 2011 , Tallinn , Estonia ) - Soviet and Estonian singer ( tenor ), soloist of the Estonia Theater (National Opera), People’s artist of the Estonian SSR.
| Kalju Karask est. Kalju Karask | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | March 28, 1931 |
| Place of Birth | Rakke , Lääne-Virumaa region , Estonia |
| Date of death | August 11, 2011 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Tallinn , Estonia |
| Buried | |
| A country |  USSR →  Estonia |
| Professions | Opera singer |
| Singing voice | tenor |
| Genres | opera |
| Collectives | Theater "Estonia" (National Opera) |
| Awards | People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1978) |
Biography
GITIS graduated. He studied under Professor Alexander Arder .
- 1953-1959 played at the Estonian Drama Theater in Tallinn,
- 1959-1994 - at the theater "Estonia" (National Opera), first sang the parts in operettas, then moved to the opera. Among the roles: Rodolfo (“Bohemia” by J. Puccini), Schweik (“The Good Soldier Schweik” Spadavecchia), Othello (“Othello” J. Verdi), Dick Johnson (“Girl from the Golden West” by Puccini), Franz Bonnius (“Barbara” von Tiesenhousen ”by Tubin), Shuisky and Golitsyn (“ Boris Godunov ”and“ Khovanshchina ”by M.P. Mussorgsky), Don Jerome (Prokofiev“ Betrothal in a Monastery ”), Köster (“ Spring ”by Winter) and many others.
Also starred in films and television shows:
- 1968 - Men do not cry - singer
- 1967 - Midday ferry - navigator, voiced by M. Pugovkin
- 1965 - Milkman from Mäekül - episode.
People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1978).
Prize to them. Georg Ots (1998). Honorary Member of the Union of Estonian Actors (2008).