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Estonian opera singer

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Ida Loo-Talvari
BornIda Loo
19 June 1901
Narva, Russian Empire
Died29 June 1997(1997-06-29) (aged 96)
Stenungsund, Sweden
NationalityEstonian
Other namesIda Aav-Loo
Occupationopera singer (coloratura soprano)
Notable workJuta in Evald Aav's The Vikings
Spouse(s)Evald Aav (1926–1937)
Johannes Alexander Talvari (1938–1979)
Parent(s)Juhan Loo
Helene Rosalie Katlasepp
RelativesVoldemar Loo (brother)
Rudolf Loo (brother)
Aliide Loo (sister)

Ida Loo-Talvari (née Ida Loo; 19 June 1901, in Narva, Estonian Governorate, Russian Empire – 29 June 1997, in Stenungsund, near Göteborg, Sweden) was an Estonian opera singer. She was the wife of composer Evald Aav (first marriage) and the sister of the librettist Voldemar Loo.

Life

Ida Loo-Talvari was born is Narva, Estonia. She was the second child of Juhan Loo and Helene Rosalie Katlasepp. Her elder brother was a famous librettist Voldemar Loo. She was studied in Berlin, Milan and Vienna. Her first husband was Evald Aav, an Estonian composer. The couple were married between 1926 and 1937. In 1938 she married Johannes Talvari. In 1944, following the Soviet re-occupation of Estonia, she fled to Sweden. She died in 1997 near Gothenburg, aged 96.

References

  1. Naan, Gustav (1980). Soviet Estonia: Land, People, Culture. Valgus Publishers. p. 381. Retrieved 1 November 2024.


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