Ivan Rebroff
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Ivan Rebroff was a German
singer, allegedly of Russian ancestry, with an extraordinary vocal range of four and a half octave
s, ranging from the soprano
to impressive bass
registers.
Rebroff was born in Berlin
as Hans-Rolf Rippert. He was famous for singing Russia
n folk songs, but also performed opera, light classics and folk songs from many other countries. He was known on stage for his gusto. He performed over 6,000 concerts in his career, including a two-year seven-day-a-week stint at the French opera, singing, among other greats, Fiddler on the Roof
. Rebroff still performed 12 shows in 14 days when he was well into his seventies, such as on an Australia
n tour.
Ivan Rebroff described himself as international, the "connection between East and West". He became a citizen of Greece
and lived on the Greek island of Skopelos
in the Sporades
.
He died in Frankfurt after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother Horst Rippert, who is nine years his senior (and by his own accounts shot down Antoine de Saint Exupéry), claimed part of Ivan's vast fortune.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singer, allegedly of Russian ancestry, with an extraordinary vocal range of four and a half octave
Octave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
s, ranging from the soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
to impressive bass
Bass (voice type)
A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...
registers.
Rebroff was born in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
as Hans-Rolf Rippert. He was famous for singing Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n folk songs, but also performed opera, light classics and folk songs from many other countries. He was known on stage for his gusto. He performed over 6,000 concerts in his career, including a two-year seven-day-a-week stint at the French opera, singing, among other greats, Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
. Rebroff still performed 12 shows in 14 days when he was well into his seventies, such as on an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n tour.
Ivan Rebroff described himself as international, the "connection between East and West". He became a citizen of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and lived on the Greek island of Skopelos
Skopelos
Skopelos , ancient Peparethos or Peparethus , is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group. The island is located east of mainland Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea and is part of the Thessaly Periphery....
in the Sporades
Sporades
The Sporades are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. It consists of 24 islands, of which four are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros.-Administration:...
.
He died in Frankfurt after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother Horst Rippert, who is nine years his senior (and by his own accounts shot down Antoine de Saint Exupéry), claimed part of Ivan's vast fortune.
Unknown Year
- Favourites from Mother Russia
- Ivan Rebroff (Includes Lara's Theme and other Popular Melodies)
1968
- Folk Songs from Old Russia (Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland)
- Folk Songs from Old Russia Volume II (Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland 2)
- Original russische Liebeslieder
- Na Sdarowje (Ivan sings about Vodka and Wine)
- Slawische Seele (Compilation album shared with Tatjana Ivanow & Dunja Rajter)
1969
- Beim Klang der Balalaika, Au son des Balalaikas (French version of Beim Klang der Balalaika)
- Abendglocken (Compilation)
- Russische Weihnacht mit Ivan Rebroff
- A Russian Christmas (English version of Russische Weihnacht?)
- Un Violon sur le toit (Soundtrack of French production of Fiddler on the Roof)
- Russische Party ("Live" album)
- Festliche Weihnacht (with Regensburger Domspatzen - Boys' Choir)
- A Festive Christmas (Festliche Weihnacht re-issue)
1970
- Somewhere My Love (English language versions)
- Kosaken müssen reiten (German language versions)
- Ivan Rebroff (Compilation?)
1971
- The Best of Ivan Rebroff (Compilation)
- Ivan Rebroff Sing vir Ons (South African Album-Gold Disk Award)
- Vir Jou Suid-Afrika (South African album)
- Ivan Rebroff (Opera)
- Kalinka (Soundtrack from L'Homme qui vient de la Nuit)
- Mein Russland, Du bist schön (German language versions)
- Starportrait (Compilation)
- Zwischen Donau und Don (with Dunja Rajter)
1972
- Erinnerungen an Russland (Russian language versions)
- The Best of Ivan Rebroff Volume II (Compilation)
1973
- Lieder der Welt (Folk songs from around the world)
- Mein Altes Russland (lushly arranged Russian folk songs)
- 25 Greatest Russian Melodies (Compilation with Tatiana Ivanov (2 duets))
- 20 Greatest Hits (Compilation)
1975
- Ivan Rebroff at Carnegie Hall (Live at Carnegie Hall)
- Reich Mir Die Hand
- Russische Lieder Von Liebe und Tod
1977
- Midnight in Moscow (Russian language versions)
- Komm mit nach Hellas (German language versions of Greek songs)
1980
- Zauber einer großen Stimme — 20 unvergängliche Welterfolge
- Zauber einer großen Stimme — Seine größten Welterfolge
- Die schönsten Lieder dieser Welt (Ivan Rebroff singt 20 unvergängliche Melodien)
- Katharina und Potemkin (TV Musical/Operetta)
Compilation albums
- Festliche Weihnachten
- The Art of Ivan Rebroff
- The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 1
- The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 2
- Erinnerungen an das letzte Jahrhundert (Memories of the Last Century)
- Der Zarewitsch
- Die FledermausDie FledermausDie Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.- Literary sources :...
(As Prince Orlofsky, with Carlos KleiberCarlos KleiberCarlos Kleiber was a German-born, Austrian classical conductor who spent most of his early life in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Vienna and New York City, and from the early 1960s his professional career in Germany.- Early career :...
& Bavarian State OrchestraBavarian State OrchestraThe Bayerisches Staatsorchester is the orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera.- History :Founded in the times of Ludwig Senfl the orchestra, specializing in musica sacra, belonged to the finest ones in Europe already under Orlando di Lasso . In 1651 the Italian opera was introduced in Munich...
) - Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff
- Die schönste Stimme Rußlands
- Kosakenträume