Abraham Ojanperä
Abraham (Aappo, Aapo, Aapi) Ojanperä (16 September 1856 in Liminka – 26 February 1916 in Liminka) was a Finnish singer, vocal pedagogist, and cantor. He usually sang bass and baritone roles in oratorios and Finnish operas at a time when the country still lacked a regularly performing opera. Childhood and youth Ojanperä was born to a peasant family in Liminka Liminka ( sv, Limingo) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about south of Oulu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The n ..., near Oulu. He was orphaned before the age of two but finished primary school and was able to enroll at the teachers' college in Jyväskylä with the help of local benefactors. He graduated from that institution in 1878 and went to Helsinki to study singing. Ojanperä held his first concert in Helsinki at the end of January of 1881. About a year and six months later, in May ...
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