About Aarne Viisimaa
Lived 1898 – 1989 (aged 90). Aarne Viisimaa was an Estonian and Swedish opera singer and actor.
Aarne Viisimaa (born as Arnold Peeter Visman; 25 November 1898, Sangaste – 2 October 1989, Stockholm) was an Estonian operatic tenor and opera director. He was notably the director of the Estonian National Opera from 1927 to 1944. As an opera singer, he performed such roles as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Lenski in Eugene Onegin, Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Tamino in The Magic Flute, and the title roles in Faust and Lohengrin among others. He is buried in the Metsakalmistu cemetery in Tallinn, Estonia.
Viisimaa was a member of the Ugala Fraternity.
His son Vello Viisimaa was an actor and also an opera singer.
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Who was Aarne Viisimaa?
Estonian opera singer and actor (1898-1989)
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Aarne Viisimaa was born on 25 November 1898 in Sangaste.
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Aarne Viisimaa died on 2 October 1989 in Stockholm.
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Aarne Viisimaa was an opera singer and actor.
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Aarne Viisimaa was Estonian and Swedish.
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