Eugen Kapp
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Eugen Arturovich Kapp (26 May [
Stalinist regime of the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered today for his contribution to Russian opera
.
Born in
Stalin Prize in 1946 for his opera Tasuleegid (‘Fire of Revenge’). In 1947 he was appointed a full professor at the Conservatory, acting as rector from 1952 to 1964. Several of Kapp's students, such as Eino Tamberg, went on to have successful careers. From 1948 to 1965, Kapp served as chairman of the Estonian Composers' Union. In 1950 he was awarded a Stalin Prize for another opera, Vabaduse laulik ("Bard of Freedom"), followed by a third prize in 1952 for the ballet Kalevipoeg. Kapp died in Tallinn
, Estonia in 1996.
Operas
- Tasuleegid (Flames of Revenge) (1945)
- Vabaduse laulik (1950)
- Talvemuinasjutt (1959)
- Tabamatu (1961)
- Assol (1965)
- Rembrandt (1975)
- An Unseen Wonder (1983)
Sources
- Urve Lippus. The ISBN 1-56159-228-5
- Don Michael Randel. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music (1996). ISBN 0-674-37299-9
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