Oliver Kuusik Explained

Oliver Kuusik (born 21 July 1980 in Tallinn) is an Estonian opera singer (tenor) ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2006 he graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Opera Studio.

Since 2008 he is a tenor soloist at the Estonian National Opera.

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 "^[4]

Acknowledgments

• 2002 Estonian song contest "Young singer 2002" 1st prize
• 2005 Pille Lille Musician's Foundation Marje and Kuldar Sing first prize "Young Musician". ^[5]
• 2006 Hendrik Krumm singing competition - 1st prize ^[6]
• 2007 Klaudia Taevi competition - III prize and special German music prize (jury Barbara Hendricks, Jevgeni Nesterenko etc.)
• 2010 Crystal Shoe Award ^[7]
• 2011, 2015 SEB audience award laureate.^[8]
• 2015 Tiit Kuusik scholarship^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kuusik, Oliver Estonian Music Information Centre . www.emic.ee . 15 February 2021.
2. Web site: Oliver Kuusik, Tenor . 2022-11-03 . Operabase . en.
3. Web site: Oliver Kuusik / Tenor . 2022-11-03 . Pille Lill Music Fund . en-US.
4. Web site: tiuu lask . January 20, 2007.
5. Web site: 2016-02-16 . PLMF - Preemiad . 2024-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216062124/http://www.plmf.ee/preemiad_est . 2016-02-16 .
6. Web site: 2016-03-08 . !Saaremaa uudiste arhiiv (28/07/2006) - Selgusid Hendrik Krummi nimelise laulukonkursi võitjad . 2024-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308005430/http://www.saarlane.ee/uudised/arhiiv/2006/07/28/26558/ . 2016-03-08 .
7. Web site: 2016-03-04 . Teater.ee . 2024-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123813/http://www.teater.ee/teater_eestis/uudised/aid-3909/Eesti-teatri-aastaauhindade-laureaadid&art_year=2010&art_month=3 . 2016-03-04 .
8. http://www.seb.ee/uudised/2015-03-30/seb-publikupreemia-laureaadid-2015-ooperisolistid-helen-lokuta-ja-oliver-kuusik
9. Web site: ARVUSTUS "Orpheus põrgus". Särav maailm, kus armastusel pole kohta . 2024-11-23 . Eesti Päevaleht . et.