Priit Volmer
Estonian opera singer (born 1978)
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Priit Volmer (born 6 September 1978) is an Estonian opera singer (bass).[1]
Volmer was born in Tartu. His father was singer and actor Peeter Volmer. In 2000, he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in singing speciality.[1]
1998–2000, he was an opera chorus artist in Vanemuine Theatre, and 2000–2004 in Estonian National Opera. 2004–2013, he was a soloist in Estonian National Opera. Since 2016, he is working again in Estonian National Opera.[1]
Awards:[1]
- 2005: Theatre Prize of Harjumaa
- 2008: Marje and Kuldar Sink Prize for Young Singer
- 2008 and 2017: Colleague Prize of Estonian National Opera
- 2013 and 2017: Estonian National Opera SEB Audience Award
- 2013: Estonian Theatre annual award
Opera roles
- Mityukha (Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov)
- Third Tramp (Carl Orff's Die Kluge)
- Vagabond (Der Mond)
- Adolf Eichmann (Erkki-Sven Tüür's Wallenberg)
- Heinrich der Vogler (Richard Wagner's Lohengrin) [2]
- Bass (To the Distant Beloved)
- Don Pasquale (Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale)
- La Voce (Bass) (Mozart's Idomeneo)
- l'Arbre/La Fauteuil/Wing Chair's Shadow (Bass) (Maurice Ravel's Ma mère l′oye/L'enfant et les sortilèges (adaptation))
- Ferrando (Bass) (Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore)
