100 Notable Alumni of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

Arvo Pärt

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1935-.. (age 89)
Occupations: musicianclassical composercomposer
Biography: Arvo Pärt is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant. His most performed works include Fratres (1977), Spiegel im Spiegel (1978), and Für Alina (1976). From 2011 to 2018, and again in 2022, Pärt was the most performed living composer in the world, and the second most performed in 2019, after John Williams. The Arvo Pärt Centre, in Laulasmaa, was opened to the public in 2018.

Georg Ots

Years: 1920-1975 (aged 55)
Occupations: actoropera singerswimmer
Biography: Georg Ots was an Estonian baritone who besides opera was known as a performer of popular songs. He was on the roster of the Estonian National Opera from 1951 to his death in 1975. He gained wider recognition with the lead role in the 1958, Soviet musical film Mister Iks, based on Imre Kálmán's operetta Die Zirkusprinzessin.

Lembit Ulfsak

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1947-2017 (aged 70)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1970
Occupations: film actorscreenwritertelevision actoractorfilm director
Biography: Lembit Ulfsak was an Estonian stage and film actor. Ulfsak starred in the 2014 film Tangerines which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. It was also among the five nominated films at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Ulfsak died on 22 March 2017, at the age of 69.

Elina Netšajeva

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1991-.. (age 33)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 2016
Occupations: opera singer
Biography: Elina Nechayeva is an Estonian soprano. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "La forza".

Neeme Järvi

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1937-.. (age 87)
Occupations: conductor
Biography: Neeme Järvi is an Estonian American conductor.

Peeter Volkonski

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1972-1976
Occupations: theatrical directorsingeractortranslatorcomposer
Biography: Prince Peeter Volkonski is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director.

Eri Klas

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1939-2016 (aged 77)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1964-1967
Occupations: conductor
Biography: Eri Klas was an Estonian conductor.

Alo Mattiisen

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1961-1996 (aged 35)
Occupations: singercomposer
Biography: Alo Mattiisen was an Estonian musician and composer.

Eduard Tubin

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1905-1982 (aged 77)
Occupations: conductorcomposer
Biography: Eduard Tubin was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer.

Erkki-Sven Tüür

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: percussionistuniversity teachercomposer
Biography: Erkki-Sven Tüür is an Estonian composer.

Urmas Sisask

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1960-2022 (aged 62)
Occupations: composer
Biography: Urmas Sisask was an Estonian composer.

Evelin Võigemast

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: stage actordub actorfilm actoractor
Biography: Evelin Võigemast is an Estonian stage, film television and voice actress and singer.

Juss Haasma

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1985-.. (age 39)
Occupations: television actortheatrical directorfilm actoractorplaywright
Biography: Juss Haasma is an Estonian stage, film and television actor and musician.

Marko Matvere

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1968-.. (age 56)
Occupations: stage actorfilm actortheatrical directorsinger-songwriterdub actor
Biography: Marko Matvere is an Estonian actor and singer. He was the lead actor of the Tallinn City Theatre, but left to become a freelance actor in 2004.

Piret Kalda

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1966-.. (age 58)
Occupations: actorfilm actorstage actor
Biography: Piret Kalda is an Estonian stage, television and film actress.

Jan Uuspõld

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: television actorstage actormusicianfilm actoractor
Biography: Jan Uuspõld is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actor and musician.

Priit Võigemast

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: television actortheatrical directorfilm actoractor
Biography: Priit Võigemast is an Estonian film, television and stage actor. Between 2002 and 2007 he has performed in the Ugala, Tallinna Linnateater and other theatres. He is probably best known for the role of Henn Ahas in the 2002 war drama Names in Marble. He was married to actress Evelin Võigemast.

Evald Aav

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1900-1939 (aged 39)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1926
Occupations: choir directorcomposerconductor
Biography: Evald Aav was an Estonian composer born in Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He studied music composition there with Artur Kapp and wrote primarily vocal music to words in the Estonian language. In 1928 he composed the first national Estonian opera, Vikerlased (The Vikings). The opera premiered in Tallinn on 8 September 1928. He modelled his style of composition after Tchaikovsky.

Tõnu Kaljuste

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: conductorchoir director
Biography: Tõnu Kaljuste is an Estonian conductor.

Helgi Sallo

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1941-.. (age 83)
Occupations: singeractor
Biography: Helgi Sallo is an Estonian singer and actress.

Rein Rannap

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: pianistcomposer
Biography: Rein Rannap is an Estonian composer and pianist.

Lepo Sumera

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1950-2000 (aged 50)
Occupations: politiciancomposer
Biography: Lepo Sumera was an Estonian composer and teacher.

Ursula Ratasepp

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: actorfilm actorstage actor
Biography: Ursula Ratasepp is an Estonian stage, film and television actress.

Ott Sepp

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: actorfilm actortelevision actor
Biography: Ott Sepp is an Estonian actor, comedian, singer, writer and television presenter.

Eino Baskin

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1929-2015 (aged 86)
Occupations: actordirector
Biography: Eino Baskin was an Estonian actor and theatre director.

Indrek Saar

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1973-.. (age 51)
Occupations: stage actortelevision actorpoliticianactor
Biography: Indrek Saar is an Estonian actor and politician. He has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2019 to 2022 and the Minister of Culture of Estonia from 2015 to 2019.

Üllar Saaremäe

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: film actortelevision actoractorpoliticianstage actor
Biography: Üllar Saaremäe is an Estonian actor, director, politician, and punk band singer.

Elisabet Reinsalu

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Elisabet Reinsalu is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actress.

Harriet Toompere

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: stage actorchildren's writerfilm actoractor
Biography: Harriet Toompere is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress. She is also the author of two children's books.

Elle Kull

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1952-.. (age 72)
Occupations: stage actorpoliticianfilm actoractor
Biography: Elle Kull is an Estonian actress and politician. She was a member of the tenth legislature of the Estonian Parliament.

Jaan Tätte

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Occupations: writersongwritertelevision actoractorpoet
Biography: Jaan Tätte is an Estonian playwright, poet, actor, and singer.

Helle-Moonika Helme

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1966-.. (age 58)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Helle-Moonika Helme is an Estonian musician and politician. She has been member of XIV Riigikogu and XV Riigikogu.

Andrus Vaarik

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: film actorstage actortelevision actor
Biography: Andrus Vaarik is an Estonian film, television, and theater actor and theater director. He is best known for his portrayal of Andrus Kivirähk's fictional character Ivan Orav, Raul in the film Agent Sinikael, Osvald Kallaste in the television miniseries Tuulepealne maa and his work as a stage actor at the Tallinn City Theatre. He is the father of actress Marta Vaarik.

Rita Rätsepp

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: psychologistactor
Biography: Rita Rätsepp is an Estonian actress and psychologist whose career began in the mid-1980s. She has performed on onstage, in television and in motion pictures.

Laine Mägi

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: film actoractor
Biography: Laine Mägi is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, dancer and choreographer and dance pedagogue who began her career as a teenager. She is the founder of the Laine Mägi School of Dance, based in Pärnu.

Marta Laan

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1985-.. (age 39)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Marta Laan is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress whose career began in the late 2000s.

Henrik Kalmet

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1986-.. (age 38)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 2012
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Henrik Kalmet is an Estonian actor, comedian, and television personality. Kalmet began his career in 2010 and has appeared as an actor on stage, television, and films. He is also a stand-up comedian and has appeared as a judge and presenter on several Estonian television series. In 2011, he was a cofounder of the theatre troupe Kinoteater.

Heli Lääts

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1932-2018 (aged 86)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1960
Occupations: singer
Biography: Heli Lääts was an Estonian singer (mezzo-soprano) whose career began in the mid-1950s. Lääts predominantly performed estrada, chamber, pop, polka, and jazz music.

Ivo Uukkivi

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
Biography: Ivo Uukkivi is an Estonian stage, film, radio, and television actor, television producer and, under the nickname Munk, founder of and singer with the punk band Velikije Luki.

Voldemar Kuslap

Born in: Russia
Years: 1937-.. (age 87)
Occupations: singeractor
Biography: Voldemar Kuslap is an Estonian opera and operetta singer (baritone) and occasional actor.

Toomas Urb

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: singeractor
Biography: Toomas Urb is an Estonian actor and singer.

Mari Lill

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1945-.. (age 79)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Mari Lill is an Estonian stage, film and television actress whose career began onstage in the late 1960s.

Anu Lamp

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: theatrical directorstage actordub actoractortranslator
Biography: Anu Lamp is an Estonian stage, film, television and voice actress, stage director, translator and instructor.

Margus Lepa

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: actorfilm actorjournalist
Biography: Margus Lepa is an Estonian radio journalist and former actor.

Rasmus Kaljujärv

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: performing artisttelevision actorfilm actoractor
Biography: Rasmus Kaljujärv is an Estonian actor. Kaljujärv started his movie career in 2003 and has played in 10 films and television series. His father Hannes Kaljujärv is also a well-known Estonian actor.

Helene Vannari

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1948-2022 (aged 74)
Occupations: actorfilm actorstage actor
Biography: Helene Vannari was an Estonian stage, radio, television and film actress.

Dan Põldroos

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1970-2007 (aged 37)
Occupations: actorfilm actortelevision actor
Biography: Dan Põldroos was an Estonian stage, television and film actor who began performing on stage at age fifteen. Although mostly known for comedic roles, he was also an accomplished dramatic actor. Põldroos' career ended at age thirty-seven when he died unexpectedly.

Kadri Voorand

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1986-.. (age 38)
Occupations: composerbandleadersingerviolinistlyricist
Biography: Kadri Voorand is an Estonian singer and composer. She has won four Estonian Music Awards and is signed to one of Europe’s most important jazz labels, ACT.

Hendrik Toompere Jr

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1984-1988
Occupations: actorfilm actortheatrical director
Biography: Hendrik Toompere Jr. is an Estonian actor and director.

Tiit Sukk

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1974-.. (age 50)
Occupations: television actorstage actordub actorfilm actoractor
Biography: Tiit Sukk is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actor, director and television presenter.

Kersti Kreismann

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1947-.. (age 77)
Occupations: television actorstage actor
Biography: Kersti Kreismann is an Estonian actress.

Merle Jääger

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: poetwriterfilm actoractor
Biography: Merle Jääger is an Estonian television, stage and film actress, poet and author who frequently uses the pen name Merca. Initially associated with the burgeoning Estonian punk rock scene of the early to mid 1980s, she has been described as the "bard of protest". Her career as an actress began in her early 20s and she has received a number of high-profile awards for stage roles.

Anu Kaal

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1940-.. (age 84)
Occupations: music teacheractoropera singer
Biography: Anu Kaal is an Estonian coloratura soprano singer. In 2001, she was awarded the Order of the White Star.

Indrek Sammul

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: actorfilm actortelevision actor
Biography: Indrek Sammul is an Estonian actor. He has graduated Estonian Academy of Music's Higher Theatre School in 1994 (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre). Since then he has worked as an actor in Tallinn City Theatre and Ugala Theatre. His first television role was in 1995 when he played in a drama series Wikman Boys.

Andres Mustonen

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: conductorviolinist
Biography: Andres Mustonen is an Estonian conductor and violinist.

Taavi Eelmaa

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
Biography: Taavi Eelmaa is an Estonian stage and film actor.

Andres Raag

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: television actorstage actor
Biography: Andres Raag is an Estonian stage, film, radio and television actor and singer with the band L'Dorado since 1993.

Kristiina Poska

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Occupations: conductor
Biography: Kristiina Poska is an Estonian conductor.

Anne Reemann

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1984-1988
Occupations: actorfilm actorstage actor
Biography: Anne Reemann is an Estonian actress.

Jaak Prints

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: association football managertheatrical directorfilm actoractor
Biography: Jaak Prints is an Estonian actor, director, television presenter and former footballer.

Artur Talvik

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1964-.. (age 60)
Occupations: politicianfilm directorscreenwriteractorfilm producer
Biography: Artur Talvik is an Estonian politician, film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter. He was a member of the Riigikogu and a former member of the Estonian Free Party. He now leads the Richness of Life party.

Ain Lutsepp

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: stage actortelevision actorpoliticianactor
Biography: Ain Lutsepp is an Estonian actor and politician.

Anne Paluver

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1952-.. (age 72)
Occupations: actor
Biography: Anne Paluver is an Estonian actress.

Andres Puustusmaa

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: film directorscreenwriteractordirector
Biography: Andres Puustusmaa is an Estonian film director, actor, screenwriter, professor, and photographer who began his career in the early 1990s. He has worked extensively in his native Estonia, as well as in Russia.

Rita Raave

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1951-.. (age 73)
Occupations: film actoractor
Biography: Rita Raave is an Estonian stage, television and film actress, and painter.

Mari Kalkun

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1986-.. (age 38)
Occupations: singermusiciansongwriter
Biography: Mari Kalkun is an Estonian singer and musician who specializes in contemporary folk music. She has performed at home and abroad with the ensemble Runorum, releasing several recordings since 2007. In 2013, she was voted the best singer at Estonia's Ethno Music Awards. Her widely acclaimed 2018 album Ilmamõtsan consists of the songs inspired by Estonian traditional folk music, especially that from the villages of Kalkun's native Võru in south-eastern Estonia.

Tõnu Kõrvits

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: composer
Biography: Tõnu Kõrvits is an Estonian composer.

Külli Teetamm

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Külli Teetamm, is an Estonian stage, television and film actress.

René Eespere

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1953-.. (age 71)
Occupations: composer
Biography: René Eespere is an Estonian composer. Eespere's music is noted for its spiritual dimension; he has also incorporated elements from pop music. His best-regarded works are Glorificatio (1990) and Two Jubilations (1995), both written for mixed chorus.

Sergo Vares

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: film actoractor
Biography: Sergo Vares is an Estonian actor.

Maria Annus

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Maria Annus is an Estonian stage, television and film actress.

Andero Ermel

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: dub actorstage actortelevision actor
Biography: Andero Ermel is an Estonian stage, film, television, and voice actor.

Veikko Täär

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: actor
Biography: Veikko Täär is an Estonian actor, sport psychologist, athlete, educator and entrepreneur.

Aivar Mäe

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: conductorchoir director
Biography: Aivar Mäe is an Estonian conductor and musician.

Peeter Vähi

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: composer
Biography: Peeter Vähi is a classical Estonian composer. Vähi's work Relaxatio, written in 1992 and inspired by Asian intonal elements of Tibetan canticles, is a noted electronic work of psychotherapeutic music.

Ines Aru

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1939-.. (age 85)
Occupations: film actorstage actor
Biography: Ines Aru is an Estonian stage, radio, voice, television, and film actress whose career began in the early 1960s.

Maria Faust

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Occupations: choir directorsaxophonistconductor
Biography: Maria Faust is an Estonian jazz saxophonist. She has worked with John Parish and Mark Howard. She frequently tours in western Europe and has performanced in the Balkan Peninsula, South America, China, and Russia.

Alo Kõrve

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Occupations: actorstage actortelevision actor
Biography: Alo Kõrve is an Estonian stage, film, and television actor.

Helena Merzin

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Helena Merzin-Tamm is an Estonian actress.

Avi Benjamin

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: composer
Biography: Avi Benjamin is an Israeli composer and performer, musical director of the Israeli Gesher Theater since its foundation in 1991.

Kadri Tali

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: politicianconductor
Biography: Kadri Tali is an Estonian conductor.

Lauri Nebel

Years: 1948-.. (age 76)
Occupations: television actormusicianfilm actoractor
Biography: Lauri Nebel is an Estonian actor, singer and magician.

Eva Püssa

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: dub actoractorstage actor
Biography: Eva Püssa is an Estonian stage, film, voice and television actress and radio personality.

Dajan Ahmet

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1962-2006 (aged 44)
Occupations: actortheatrical directortelevision actor
Biography: Dajan Ahmet was an Estonian actor and stage director of Tatar heritage.

Olari Elts

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: choir directoractorconductor
Biography: Olari Elts is an Estonian conductor. He was the principal conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2006. He is the founder and director of the contemporary music ensemble NYYD Ensemble.

Maarja Johanna Mägi

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1997-.. (age 27)
Occupations: film actorstage actor
Biography: Maarja Johanna Mägi is an Estonian stage and film actress.

Risto Joost

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: performing artistopera singerconductor
Biography: Risto Joost is an Estonian conductor and operatic countertenor.

Ain Mäeots

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1971-.. (age 53)
Occupations: film directortelevision actortheatrical directordirector
Biography: Ain Mäeots is an Estonian stage, film, and television actor and stage, film, and television director and producer.

Külliki Saldre

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1952-.. (age 72)
Occupations: stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
Biography: Külliki Saldre is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actress.

Peeter Sauter

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: writeractortranslatorlinguistjournalist
Biography: Peeter Sauter is an Estonian author, translator and former actor.

Liis Lass

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1989-.. (age 35)
Occupations: actorfilm actorstage actor
Biography: Liis Remmel is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress.

Eero Spriit

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1949-.. (age 75)
Occupations: actordirectortelevision actor
Biography: Eero Spriit, is an Estonian actor, theatre producer and director, and film and television producer. Spriit's career as an actor began in the early 1970s.

Maarja Jakobson

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: actor
Biography: Maarja Jakobson is an Estonian television, stage and film actress whose career began in the late 1990s.

Mikk Jürjens

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1987-.. (age 37)
Occupations: actorstage actortelevision actor
Biography: Mikk Jürjens is an Estonian stage, television, film, and voice actor, singer, and television presenter whose career began in the mid-2000s.

Aarne Saluveer

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: choir director
Biography: Aarne Saluveer is an Estonian conductor and music pedagogue. He is primarily known by its activity with children's music and children's choirs.

Britta Soll

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1984-.. (age 40)
Occupations: actorstage actor
Biography: Britta Soll is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress and former fashion model.

Andres Ammas

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1962-2018 (aged 56)
Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: Studied in 1984
Occupations: journalisthead teacherpoliticianmusic teacher
Biography: Andres Ammas was an Estonian politician, representing the Estonian Free Party in the Riigikogu. He was elected with 1,859 votes in the 2015 election.

Jüri Nael

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: dancerchoreographeractortelevision presenter
Biography: Jüri Nael is an Estonian choreographer, movement director, professor of contemporary performance and theatre pedagogue.

Aile Asszonyi

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1975-.. (age 49)
Occupations: opera singer
Biography: Aile Asszonyi is an Estonian soprano who has made an international career, known for dramatic roles such as Puccini's Turandot, Wagner's Senta and Elektra by Richard Strauss.

Irina Zahharenkova

Born in: Russia
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Occupations: pianistmusicianharpsichordist
Biography: Irina Zahharenkova is an Estonian pianist and harpsichordist trained at the Estonian Academy of Music and the Sibelius Academy.