Karl Ots
18 September 1882 Narva – 4 April 1961 Tallinn
He was originally a railway worker (from 1902 to 1920), but while still doing that work, he studied voice with Gavriil
Morskoj in St. Petersburg from 1913 to 1918. He made his debut at the
Estonian Opera in Tallinn in 1920 as a baritone; in 1923, he switched to tenor roles, for which he restudied in Italy with
Armanda Degli Abbati in 1924/25. He spent his entire career at the Tallinn opera, until 1957.
His repertory included:
Tristan, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, German, Radames, Manrico, Otello,
Raoul, Pinkerton, Cavaradossi, Rodolfo, Tosca, José, Hoffmann,
Éléazar; in his baritone years, he sang Barbiere and Valentin among others.
And he was of course the father of baritone wizard Georg Ots.
Reference
| Karl Hansovich Ots sings | Za mir i svobodu! (Nosov), in Estonian, with Georg Ots
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| Georg Ots |
In RA format
I wish to thank Robert Schlesinger for the recording (Za mir i svobodu!).
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