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Georg Ots, People's Artist of the USSR (21 March 1920, Petrograd, Russian SFSR – 5 September 1975, Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian opera singer. His father was the renowned tenor Karl Ots.
Before studying singing with the Estonian baritone Aleksander Arder in Yaroslavl, where an Estonian cultural centre had been established, Ots was a young Navy Officer who had escaped a sinking ship and was taken prisoner in Russia. He was released a year later, and on his return home he auditioned for the conservatory in Tallinn. At the same time, he became a member of the chorus at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn. His solo opera debut was a tiny part in Eugene Onegin (1944). He soon became one of the most revered singers with this opera company, with whom he sang from 1951 until his death in 1975.
Ots was also a welcomed performer in all the major opera houses of the former Soviet Union, being especially popular at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. His repertoire included the roles of: Eugene Onegin, Yeletzky, Escamillo, Renato, Don Giovanni, Papageno, Rigoletto, Iago, Porgy, Figaro, and the title role in Kabalevsky's Colas Breugnon. Ots sang in Estonian, Russian, Finnish, German, Italian and French, and was fluent in all six languages. Ots's most famous role, with which he is often identified with, was the leading character in Anton Rubinstein's opera The Demon. The libretto of The Demon is based on Mikhail Lermontov's famous epic poem, once banned because of its plot line which involves a misalliance between a dark angel and a Georgian princess. Georg Ots's interpretation of the Demon was admired and loved all over Russia, and made Lermontov's controversial poem even more famous.
Actors: Lembit Ulfsak (actor), Arvo Kukumägi (actor), Andres Maimik (actor), Andres Maimik (director), Andres Maimik (writer), Mait Malmsten (actor), Juhan Ulfsak (actor), Peeter Volkonski (actor), Rain Tolk (writer), Jan Uuspõld (actor), Jan Uuspõld (writer), Rain Tolk (actor), Rain Tolk (producer), Rain Tolk (director), Enn Klooren (actor),
Plot: Everything is going wrong for the well-known comedian Jan Uuspõld - his girlfriend throws him out of their apartment, he's got no job and has pumped everyone he knows for money. So when an acquaintance offers him a role in a notable theatre production Jan is more than happy to take it. The only problem - the theatre where the play is staged lies in Tartu, on the other side of the country. With no money all Jan can do is hitchhike. Will he make it in time? And will he survive all those nuts whom he'll meet on his journey?
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