Kristel Pärtna (''née'' Jõesaar; born 4 November 1981, Tartu) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n opera singer ( soprano). In 2011, she graduated from

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

in singing speciality. Since 2012, she is a soloist in

Estonian National Opera Estonian National Opera (''Rahvusooper Estonia'') is the national opera company of Estonia. The company is based at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn. The theatre has had several names throughout its existence. The latest one being "The Estonian Nati ...

. Awards: * 2012: Marje and

Kuldar Sink Kuldar Sink (14 September 1942 Tallinn – 29 January 1995 Kõrve, Võru County) was an Estonian composer and flautist. While his earlier compositions were often neoclassical in style and influenced by Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen, the ma ...

Prize for Young Singer * 2017 Theatre Award of Harju County * 2020 SEB Pank Audience Award

Opera roles

* Euridice (Luigi Rossi's "L'Orfeo, immagini di una lontananza") * Mandane (Johann Adolph Hasse's "Artaserse") * Norina (Gaetano Donizetti's "Don Pasquale")

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Partna, Kristel 1981 births Living people Estonian operatic sopranos Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Musicians from Tartu