Georg Ots

Georg Ots (21 March 1920, St. Petersburg, Russia – 5 September 1975, Tallinn, Estonia) was a distinguished Estonian opera singer. His father was the renowned tenor Karl Ots. Before studying singing with the Estonian baritone Aleksander Arder in Yaroslavl, where an Estonian cultural centre had been established, Ots was a young Navy Officer who had escaped a sinking ship and taken prisoner in Russia. He was released a year later, and on his return home he auditioned for the conservatory in Tallinn.