Asta Vihandi | |
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Born | Asta Kronberg 21 July 1929 |
Died | 5 March 1993 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Opera singer, actress, dancer |
Years active | 1947–1990 |
Spouse(s) | Oskar Vihandi (1947–1958) Aleksandr Mandrõkin |
Asta Vihandi (born Asta Kronberg; 21 July 1929 – 5 March 1993)[1] was an Estonian opera and operetta soprano, stage and film actress, and dancer whose career began in 1947 at the age of eighteen. Vihandi's longest engagement was at the Estonian National Opera, which lasted from 1950 until 1985. Later in life, she worked as an administrator for the National Philharmonic of the Estonian SSR.