MARGARITA VOITES (born in 1936), a legendary coloratura soprano and the long-time prima donna assoluta of the Estonian Opera singing one of her favourites, Ouvre tes yeux bleus by Jules Massenet at the Viimsi Manor on 29 April 2017 (at the age of 80). She is accompanied by one of her most beloved pianists PIIA PAEMURRU.
In 1923, the Estonian Parliament awarded the manor to Lieutenant General Johan Laidoner for his services in the War of Independence. The manor remained in Laidoner’s ownership until 1940. After World War II, the main manor house and the immediate surroundings were in the use of the Soviet Union Baltic Navy. The last remaining Russian navy unit left Viimsi in the summer of 1993. After that, the manor housed the Viimsi Parish Museum. The Estonian War Museum has been operating in Viimsi since 2001.