Oliver Kuusik (born 21 July 1980 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is an

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n opera singer (

tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

) In 2006, he graduated from

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

's Opera Studio. Since 2008, he is a tenor soloist at the

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 ...

. He is a member of Association of Estonian Professional Musicians.

Roles

* Ferrando (Mozart's "Così fan tutte") * Nicias (Massenet's "Thaïs") * Bernhard Schmidt (Clements' "Cigars, Biscuits, and Cognac") He has participated in the ETV music show series " Kaks takti ette "

Acknowledgments

* 2002 Estonian song contest "Young singer 2002" 1st prize * 2005 Pille Lille Musician's Foundation Marje and Kuldar Sing first prize "Young Musician". * 2006 Hendrik Krumm singing competition - 1st prize * 2007 Klaudia Taevi competition - III prize and special German music prize (jury Barbara Hendricks, Jevgeni Nesterenko etc.) * 2010 Crystal Shoe Award * 2011, 2015 SEB audience award laureate. * 2015 Tiit Kuusik scholarship

References

Living people 1980 births 21st-century Estonian male opera singers Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Musicians from Tallinn {{Estonia-musician-stub