Kai Rüütel [SEP] voice type
Kai Rüütel
Kai Rüütel (born 5 September 1981, in Tallinn) is a mezzo-soprano opera singer from Estonia.
Education.
Kai Rüütel studied at the Georg Ots Music School in Tallinn and then at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague and the Dutch National Opera Academy, graduating from the Masters programme with Special Honours. She won First Prize in the National Competition for Young Classical Singers in Estonia three years in a row in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Operatic career.
In 2009 Rüütel became a
Rüütel
Rüütel is an Estonian surname (meaning "knight"). Notable people with the surname include:
- Arnold Rüütel (born 1928), politician, President of Estonia 2001–2006
- Ingrid Rüütel (born 1935), folklorist and philologist, First Lady of Estonia 2001–2006, wife of President Arnold Rüütel
- Kai Rüütel (born 1981), opera singer
- Margit Rüütel (born 1983), tennis player
See also.
- Rüütli