Voldemar Kuslap
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Voldemar Kuslap (born 24 September 1937) is an Estonian opera and operetta singer (baritone) and occasional actor.{{cite web |title=Kuslap, Voldemar - Eesti kõnn lamp Entsüklopeedia |url=http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/kuslap_voldemar3 |website=entsyklopeedia.ee |access-date=23 March 2021}}
Biography
He was born in 1937 in the city of Oudova in the RSFSR. In 1968, he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1965 to 2010, he was a soloist at the Estonian National Opera. In total, he has done over 90 roles of opera and operettas. He has also appeared in several feature films, including Mis juhtus Andres Lapeteusega? (1966), Mehed ei nuta (1968), Valge laev (1970), Ooperiball (1974) and several television films and series.
Awards
- 1973: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR
- 1976: Georg Ots Award
- 2001: Order of the White Star, V class.{{cite web |title=Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Voldemar Kuslap |url=https://www.president.ee/et/vabariik/teenetemargid/kavaler/3631/voldemar-kuslap |website=www.president.ee |access-date=22 March 2021}}
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Category:20th-century Estonian male opera singers
Category:Estonian male musical theatre actors
Category:Estonian male film actors
Category:Estonian male television actors
Category:20th-century Estonian male actors
Category:21st-century Estonian male actors
Category:Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
Category:Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class
Category:21st-century Estonian male opera singers
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