Kristel Pärtna (''née'' Jõesaar; born 4 November 1981,

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) is an

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n opera singer (

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). In 2011, she graduated from

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

in singing speciality. Since 2012, she is a soloist in

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Awards and Honors

Source: * 2012: Marje and Kuldar Sink Prize for Young Singer * 2017 Theatre Award of Harju County * 2020 SEB Pank Audience Award

Opera roles

* Euridice (Luigi Rossi's "L'Orfeo, immagini di una lontananza") * Mandane (Johann Adolph Hasse's "Artaserse") * Norina (Gaetano Donizetti's "Don Pasquale")

References

1981 births Living people Estonian operatic sopranos Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Musicians from Tartu {{Estonia-musician-stub