Estonia mourns an opera legend

Estonia mourns an opera legend

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norman lebrecht

May 28, 2018

The formidable bass-baritone Mati Palm, soloist of the Estonian National Opera from 1969 to 2009, died today at the age of 76.

Many of the leading singers of the next two generations were his students at the Estonian Academy of Music.

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  • Jie Yin says:

    Besides the fact of being a legendary opera singer, he is an incredibly nice man as well. I had the honor to study with him for 5 years in the music academy.

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