Katrin Karisma

(actress and singer)

EDUCATION AND WORK
Katrin Karisma graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory Theatre Department (1968) and studied in the Variety Studio of the Tallinn Philharmonic. She was a soloist with the Estonian National Opera (1968–1998) and later continued as a freelancer. She has acted in TV-shows, radio shows and in the film “Wild Capten” (1972, Tallinnfilm), performed on radio, TV and given concerts. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Honorary title Merited Artist of the Estonian SSR (1985) and the holder of the silver accolade of the Estonian Actors’ Union since 1989 that previously belonged to Riina Reinik.

REPERTOIRE
Aldonza, Dulcinea (Leigh’s “Man of La Mancha”, 1971)
Pippi Longstocking (Vinter/Raudmäe’s “Pippi Longstocking”, 1971)
Elli (Tammsaare/Panso/Küla’s “Human and Human”, 1972, Estonian Drama Theatre)
Lea Viires (Smuul’s “Lea”, 1972, Estonian Drama Theatre)
Niina (Valgre/Raudmäe’s “Fairy-tale in Music”, 1973)
Jeanne (Friml/Stothart’s “Rose-Marie”, 1976)
Fran Kubelik (Bacharach’s “Promises, Promises…”, 1979)
Lydia (Kõrver’s “Somewhere on Montparnasse”, 1980)
Mrs. Krone, Mrs. Vogelsang (Mozart’s “Theatre Director”, 1981)
Daisy Darlington (Ábrahám’s “Ball im Savoy”, 1982)
Sally Bowles (Kander’s “Cabaret”, 1984)
Juliette Bongardt (Lehár’s “The Count of Luxembourg”, 1986)
Golde (Bock’s “Fiddler on the Roof”, 1989)
Eliza (Loewe’s “My Fair Lady”, 1990, Vanemuine Theatre)
Lisa (Kálmán’s “Mariza”, 1990)
Teele (Vinter’s “Spring”, 1991)
Lois Lane (Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate!”, 1992, Linnahall)
La Môme Pistache (Porter’s “Can-Can”, 1993)
Pepi (Strauss’ “Wiener Blut”, 1994)
Rabbit (Raadik’s “Pooh”, 1995)
Comtesse Stasi (Kálmán’s “Silva”, 1995)
Dolly Gallagher (Herman’s “Hallo, Dolly!”, 1996)
Prince Orlovsky (Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus”, 1997)
Anna (Rodgers’ “The King and I”, 1998, Smithbridge Productions)
Jacqueline (Herman’s “La Cage aux folles of The Bird Cage”, 1999, Smithbridge Productions)
Rebecca (Steiman’ “Dance of the Vampires”, 2000, Smithbridge Productions)
Wilhelmine or Auntie Wimpel (Künneke’s “Nephew from Batavia”, 2003)
Mrs. Corney (Bart’s “Oliver!”, 2003 Vanalinnastuudios and Smithbridge
Productions)
Bess Gallagher (Jones’ “Outside This Season”, 2006 Old Baskin Theatre)
Maria Tschöll (Schubert/Berte “Das Dreimädelhaus”, 2005)
Sophie von Rosen (Vahtre’s “Vihterpalu Waltz”, 2008, Creation)
Jean Horton (Harwood’s “Quartet”, 2014 Comedy Theatre)
Fräulein Schneider (Kander’s “Cabaret”)