Eini Anneli Aarika-Szrok ( Fagerholm, 18 October 1924 – 2004) was a Finnish opera singer. Aarika-Szrok was born in October 1924 in

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. She studied at the

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from 1944 to 1949, and then at the

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from 1949 to 1952. She was the soloist of the

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from 1951 to 1962. Aarika-Szrok worked as a singer at the Riihimäki Music Institute. She was also the Executive Director of the Finland-Hungary Society.Työväen arkisto

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Aarika-Szrok was married to Istvan Szrok, and they had one child. She died in Helsinki in 2004.

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1924 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Finnish women opera singers Finnish expatriates in Hungary Franz Liszt Academy of Music alumni Operatic contraltos Sibelius Academy alumni Singers from Helsinki {{Finland-singer-stub