Ivan Rebroff

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Ivan Rebroff (born Hans Rolf Rippert; 31 July 1931Template:Spaced ndash27 February 2008) was a German vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> who rose to prominence for his distinct and extensive vocal range of four octaves, ranging "from a low F to a high F, one and a quarter octaves above C".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> An imposing figure on stage, usually bearded and dressed in Cossack clothing, his presence was enhanced by his height, being over 2 metres tall.

Life and careerEdit

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Rebroff performing in 2006

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}}</ref> (prematurely, he asserted, at seven months, on a train platform)<ref name="wapo">Template:Cite news</ref> as Hans Rolf Rippert to German parents. His parents were Paul Rippert,<ref>"Paul Rippert b. 1897", de.rodovid.org</ref> an engineer born in 1897 in Liebenwerda, and Luise Fenske,<ref>"Luise Fenske b. 1896", de.rodovid.org</ref> born in Bydgoszcz (then part of Prussian Bromberg). He claimed Russian descent, and while often disputed, this has never been totally refuted. In a 1989 interview with Izvestia, he said "according to documents I am Ivan Pavlovich Rebroff" (Template:Langx).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He studied singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. Although his knowledge and pronunciation of Russian was imperfect, he became famous for singing Russian 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 Théâtre Marigny in Paris, singing and acting, among other greats, the role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. When he was well into his seventies, Rebroff still performed 13 concerts in 21 days on an Australian tour.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Rebroff described himself as international, the "connection between East and West".Template:Quote without source He was named an honorary citizen of the Greek Sporades island of Skopelos, his domicile.<ref>Ivan Rebroff biography</ref> Rebroff was homosexual.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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He died aged 76 in Frankfurt on 27 February 2008, after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother Template:Ill, who is nine years his senior (and by his own unsubstantiated accounts shot down Antoine de Saint-Exupéry during World War II), claimed part of Rebroff's vast fortune.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

LP discographyEdit

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Rebroff performing in 2006

1967: Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland (Folk Songs from Old Russia)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1968: Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland 2 (Folk Songs from Old Russia Volume II)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Original Russische Liebeslieder<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Na Sdarowje (Iwan Rebroff Singt Weisen Von Vodka Und Wein)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Slawische Seele (Compilation album shared with Template:Ill and Template:Ill)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1969: Beim Klang der Balalaika, and in French Au son des Balalaikas<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Favourites from Mother Russia<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Abendglocken (compilation)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Russische Weihnacht mit Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Ivan Rebroff (includes "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; A Russian Christmas<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Un Violon sur le toit (soundtrack of French production of Fiddler on the Roof)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Russische Party (live album)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Festliche Weihnacht (with Regensburger Domspatzen boys' choir)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; A Festive Christmas (Festliche Weihnacht re-issue)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1970: Kosaken müssen reiten (German-language versions)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Ivan RebroffTemplate:Citation needed
1971: The Best of Ivan Rebroff (compilation)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Somewhere My Love (English-language versions)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Ivan Rebroff Sing Vir Ons (South African album – Gold Disk Award)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Vir Jou Suid-Afrika (South African album)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Ivan Rebroff (Opera)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Kalinka (soundtrack from the 1971 film Template:Ill, German: Das Lied der Balalaika)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Mein Russland, du bist schön (German-language versions)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Starportrait (compilation)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Zwischen Donau und Don (with Dunja Rajter)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1972: Erinnerungen an Russland (Russian-language versions)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; The Best of Ivan Rebroff Volume II (compilation)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1973: Lieder der Welt (Folk songs from around the world); Mein altes Russland (lushly arranged Russian folk songs); 25 Greatest Russian Melodies (compilation with Tatjana Iwanow (2 duets)); 20 Greatest Hits (compilation)
1974: Russische Party 2 (live album); Memories of Russia
1975: Ivan Rebroff at Carnegie Hall (live); 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)
1978: Mitternacht in Moskau (German version of Midnight in Moscow)
1979: Ave Maria; Die Ivan Rebroff Versameling (compilation of South African tracks)
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); The Ivan Rebroff Collection (compilation)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

CD discographyEdit

1976: Die Fledermaus conducted by Carlos Kleiber – Deutsche Grammophon – with Hermann Prey, Júlia Várady, Lucia Popp, René Kollo, Bernd Weikl, Benno Kusche – Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Bavarian State Orchestra<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1986: Ivan Rebroff Singt Heitere Klassik<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1990: The Very Best of Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1991: The Very Best Of Ivan Rebroff (Volume II)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1996: Best of Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2002: Meine Reise um die Welt<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; The Great Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Ach NataschaTemplate:Citation needed
2003: Seine Größten Welterfolge<ref>Template:Citation</ref>; Golden Stars<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2004: Around The World With Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2005: Stimme Aus Gold<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2006: Ivan Rebroff – 75 Jahre (Meine Schönsten Lieder)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Compilation albumsEdit

Festliche Weihnachten<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Wunschkonzert<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The Art of Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 1<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 2<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Erinnerungen an das letzte Jahrhundert<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Der Zarewitsch<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Die schönste Stimme Rußlands<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
KosakenträumeTemplate:Citation needed

ReferencesEdit

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Former official website of Ivan Rebroff, via Internet Archive
Ivan Rebroff fan page
Photos of Ivan Rebroff on Skopelos island
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