Aatos Abel Tapala (born 5 May 1940) is a
Finnish actor and opera singer.
Tapala was born in
Sauvo
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, and, for a time, a soloist for the
Finnish National Opera
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from 1965 to 1972.
Roles
* ''Tamino'' in ''
The Magic Flute
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* ''Basilio'' in ''
The Marriage of Figaro
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* ''The Steerman'' in ''
The Flying Dutchman''
* ''
Aegisthus
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'' in
''Elektra''
* ''the Artist'' in
Lulu
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* ''Šemeikka'' in
''Juha''
* ''Tony'' in ''
West Side Story
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Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...
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Biography
Aatos Abel Tapala was born in Sauvo,
Finland
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in the year of 1940.
Tapala spend a significant amount of time studying other artists such as
Jorma Huttusen,
Pekka Nuotion,
Clemens Glettenbergin,
Clemens Kaiser-Bremen and
Gino Cittadini-Lauri. Tapala also spent time as an elementary schoolteacher.
Tapala was married to
Tamara Lund from the year of 1966 until 1985 when they divorced. The couple had one child together.
Filmography
* ''
Rinnakkain'' (1968)
* ''
The Headquarters'' (1970)
* ''
Lumberjacking'' (1988)
* ''
Risto Räppääjä ja liukas Lennart'' (2014)
References
20th-century Finnish male opera singers
1940 births
Finnish male actors
People from Sauvo
Finnish tenors
Living people
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