Tiit Kuusik
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Tiit Kuusik | |
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| Born | September 24, 1911 |
| Died | August 15, 1990 (aged 78) |
| Other names | Dietrich Kuusik |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
| Years active | 1938-1988 |
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Tiit Kuusik (born Dietrich Kuusik; 24 September 1911 Pärnu – 15 August 1990 Tallinn) was a Soviet and Estonian opera singer (baritone).[1]
He studied at Pärnu Boys' Gymnasium, played violin, cello and percussion in the school's dance orchestra and sang in the school's boys' choir, first as a tenor, later as a bass (taught by Heinrich Meri). Before entering the conservatory, he also performed light music in the same orchestra. After graduating from gymnasium, he took singing lessons from Elene Rebas. [2]
In 1938 he graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory. 1938–1939 he was a soloist at the Vienna Volksoper, 1942–1943 at the Staatstheater Kassel, and 1944–1988 at the Estonia Theatre.[1]
Several films has been made related to him, including Laulab Tiit Kuusik (1973, Tallinnfilm).[1]
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