10 Facts About Georg Ots

Georg Ots sang at the Estonian National Opera from 1951 to his death in 1975.

Georg Ots was celebrated for his performance in Mister Iks, based on Imre Kalman's operetta Die Zirkusprinzessin.

Georg Ots was saved and taken to Kurgan region of Russia.

Georg Ots became a member of the chorus at the Estonian National Opera in Tallinn.

Georg Ots's solo opera debut was a small part in Eugene Onegin in 1944.

Georg Ots soon became one of the most revered singers in Estonia and Finland, and was equally admired all over Russia.

Georg Ots sang in Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Russian.

Georg Ots played a leading role in Between Three Plagues, a film based on a historical novel by Jaan Kross which illuminates the life of Balthasar Russow.

Georg Ots then wed Asta Saar and they were married for 20 years.

Georg Ots had a son Ulo and a daughter Ulle with his second wife Asta, and a daughter, Mariann, with his third wife Ilona.