Ivo Kuusk (8 August 1937 – 13 November 2023) was an Estonian opera tenor.

Life and career

Ivo Kuusk was born in

Konguta Konguta is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Balti ...

on 8 August 1937. He was for a long time the leading soloist at

Estonian National Opera Estonian National Opera (''Rahvusooper Estonia'') is the national opera company of Estonia. The company is based at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn. The theatre has had several names throughout its existence. The latest one being "The Estonian Na ...

. In 2005, he was awarded the

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

, IV class. Kuusk died on 13 November 2023, at the age of 86.

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* 1937 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Estonian male opera singers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class People from Elva Parish {{Estonia-musician-stub