Väino Puura

Väino Puura
Väino Puura
	Väino Puura in 2012
Born	30 January 1951 (age 74); Keema, Estonia
Alma mater	Tallinn Conservatoire
Occupations	opera singer; operetta singer;
Years active	1978 - 2011
Spouse	Sirje Puura (m. 1974)
Children	Rene Puura, Annika Puura

Väino Puura (born 30 January 1951) is an Estonian opera and operetta singer (baritone).^[1]

In 1978, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory.^[1] From 1976 to 2011, he was soloist for Estonian National Opera.^[1] Besides opera roles, he has also participated in several music films (e.g. "Siin me oleme"), television series (e.g. "Kelgukoerad")^[1]

Early life and education

Puura was born in Keema, Võru County, Estonia on 30 January 1951. His father Valter and mother Alli were loggers.^[2]

Career

During his time at the Tallinn Conservatoire, he sang as part of the Vanemuine Theatre's choir from 1971 to 1973. In 1971, he performed in his first opera role in Luigi Cherubini's Medea.^[3]

Roles

envoy (Cherubini's "Medeia", 1971 in Vanemuine)
friend (Oit's "Kes usub muinasjutte", 1972 in Vanemuine)
Figaro and Almaviva (Mozart "Figaro pulm", 1976 in Tallinna State Conservatory, 1996 in Theatre Estonia)

Personal life

When Puura was a still a student at the Tallinn Conservatoire, he met and married Sirje. The two married in 1974.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Puura, Väino - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "RETROFOTOD | Kas tunned ära, kes on see laps, kellest sirgus tulise iseloomuga armastatud laulja?". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ ^a ^b "ÕL VIDEO JA GALERII | Ooperilaulja Väino Puura hellitas 70 aasta juubelil kõige kallimaid inimesi". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.

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[entsyklopeedia.ee-1] "Puura, Väino - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[2] "RETROFOTOD | Kas tunned ära, kes on see laps, kellest sirgus tulise iseloomuga armastatud laulja?". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[:0-3] "ÕL VIDEO JA GALERII | Ooperilaulja Väino Puura hellitas 70 aasta juubelil kõige kallimaid inimesi". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.

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