Riina Gerretz (8 July 1939 – 22 March 2014) was an

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

. She was best known for performing with artists such as

Georg Ots Georg Ots (21 March 1920 – 5 September 1975) was an Estonian baritone. He sang at the Estonian National Opera from 1951 to his death in 1975. Ots gained wider recognition with his roles at the Bolshoi Theatre, particularly with his lead role in ...

, Tiit Kuusik, Hendrik Krumm,

Ivo Kuusk Ivo Kuusk (8 August 1937 – 13 November 2023) was an Estonian opera tenor. Life and career Ivo Kuusk was born in Konguta on 8 August 1937. He was for a long time the leading soloist at Estonian National Opera. In 2005, he was awarded the Order of ...

Anu Kaal Anu Kaal (born Anu Kindlam, 4 November 1940 Tallinn) is an Estonian coloratura soprano singer. In 2001, she was awarded the Order of the White Star. Life She studied at the Tallinna Muusikakool, and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. She s ...

Margarita Voites Margarita Voites (, 30 October 1936 – 20 June 2024) was an Estonian coloratura soprano who appeared internationally. She was from 1969 to 1990 a leading soprano at the Estonia Theatre, regarded as the prima donna of Estonia. She portrayed trag ...

, Jüri Gerretz, Ivo Juul, Yolanda Hernandez,

Artur Rinne Artur Rinne (25 September 1910 Narva – 31 January 1984 Tallinn) was an Estonian singer (baritone), theatre director and television director. He is the Estonian singer who has been recorded the most. In 1934 he graduated from Tallinn Conservato ...

, Hannes Altrov,

Pille Lill Pille Lill (born on April 20 in 1962) is an Estonian opera singer (soprano) and an active member of the cultural life, the founder and artistic director of PLMF Music Trust. Biography Pille Lill was born in Pärnu. She started her journey as ...

and

Heidy Tamme Heidy Tamme (also known as Heidi Tamme, Heidy Laanemäe; born on 5 April 1943) is an Estonian estrada, chamber and pop singer whose career began in the early 1960s.Estonian Encyclopedia. 2000. Volume 14, page 513 Tamme was born in Ulyanovsk, R ...

. She worked mostly in her native

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as well as

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. During her life, she had the

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

s Põder (1939–1958), Villum (1958–1961), Mikiver (1969–1971), Viljanen 1983–2002, Gerretz (until 2014). Gerretz died after a long illness on 22 March 2014 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 ...

. She was 74 years old.

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Riina Gerretz biography
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