August Wiera

August Daniel Wiera (28 March 1853 Jaama manor, near Tartu – 26 March 1919 Tartu) was an Estonian theatre and music person.

Under his guidance, the Vanemuine Cultural Society's theatre collective became semi-professional.

[1][2] With Wiera's help, the Estonian theater became semi-professional and the group's membership grew to one hundred.

[1][4] He was the first in Estonia to introduce the new genre of music theatre.

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