Aatos Abel Tapala (born 5 May 1940) is a Finnish actor, opera singer and, for a time, a soloist for the

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from 1965 to 1972. Tapala was born in

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. In the course of his career, he has performed various roles in operas and musicals, including ''Tamino'' in '' Taikahuilu'', ''Basilio'' in '' Figaron häät'', ''Perämies'' in '' Lentävä hollantilainen'', ''

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, ''Šemeikka'' in ''Juha'' and ''Tony'' in ''

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Biography

Aatos Abel Tapala was born in Sauvo,

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in the year of 1940. Tapala spend a significant amount of time studying other artists such as Jorma Huttusen, Pekka Nuotion, Clemens Glettenbergin, Clemens Kaiser-Bremen and Gino Cittadini-Lauri. Tapala also spent time as an elementary schoolteacher. Tapala was married to

Tamara Lund Tamara Adele Lund-Ioniță (6 January 1941 – 21 July 2005) was a Finnish soprano singer and actress. She was born in Turku and was a graduate of the Sibelius Academy. She performed in the Finnish National Opera from 1967 and at the Staatst ...

from the year of 1966 until 1985 when they divorced. The couple had one child together.

Filmography

* '' Rinnakkain'' (1968) * '' Lumberjacking'' (1988) * '' Risto Räppääjä ja liukas Lennart'' (2014)

References

20th-century Finnish male opera singers 1940 births Finnish male actors People from Sauvo Finnish tenors Living people {{Finland-bio-stub