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{{Short description|German vocalist (1931-2008)}}
{{Short description|German singer (1931–2008)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ivan Rebroff
| name = Ivan Rebroff
| image = Yvan Rebroff01.jpg
| image = Yvan Rebroff01.jpg
| caption = Rebroff in 2006
| caption = Rebroff in 2006
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Hans Rolf Rippert
| birth_name = Hans-Rolf Rippert
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Berlin]], Germany
| birth_place = [[Berlin]], Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2008|2|27|1931|7|31}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2008|2|27|1931|7|31}}
| death_place = [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]], Germany
| death_place = [[Frankfurt am Main]], Germany
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = International music, folk music
| genre = International music, folk music
| occupation = Singer
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1968–2008
| years_active = 1968–2008
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes|height = 6'7"}}
}}
}}


'''Ivan Rebroff''' (31 July 1931{{spaced ndash}}27 February 2008) was a German-born vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/18/obituaries.culture|title = Obituary: Ivan Rebroff| website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date = 18 April 2008}}</ref> who rose to prominence for his distinct and extensive vocal range of four and a half [[octave]]s, ranging from the [[soprano]] to [[bass (voice type)|bass]] registers.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3XGAeFx2EiIC&q=Ivan+Rebroff The Guinness book of records, 1993]</ref>
'''Ivan Rebroff''' (born '''Hans Rolf Rippert'''; 31 July 1931{{spaced ndash}}27 February 2008) was a German-born vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/18/obituaries.culture|title = Obituary: Ivan Rebroff|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date = 18 April 2008}}</ref> who rose to prominence for his distinct and extensive vocal range of four [[octave]]s, ranging "from a low F to a high F, one and a quarter octaves above C".<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Guinness Book of Records]]|year=1993|page=[{{Google books|id=3XGAeFx2EiIC|text=Ivan+Rebroff|plain-url=yes}} 407]|publisher=Bantam|isbn=9780553562576}}</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.

An example of this range can be heard in his rendition of 'Im Tiefen Keller' where he soars up to a clear D4 in falsetto before singing in chest voice two octaves down to a sustained F1.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lks949ZdmDs]</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
[[File:Yvan Rebroff.02.jpg|thumb|right|Ivan Rebroff performing live in 2006]]
[[File:Yvan Rebroff.02.jpg|thumb|Rebroff performing in 2006]]
Rebroff was born in [[Berlin]] as '''Hans-Rolf Rippert''' to German parents. His parents were [https://de.rodovid.org/wk/Person:624553 Paul Rippert], an engineer born in 1897 in [[Bad Liebenwerda|Liebenwerda]], and [https://de.rodovid.org/wk/Person:624555 Luise Fenske], born in [[Bydgoszcz]] (then part of Prussian [[Bromberg (region)|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" ({{lang-ru|Иван Павлович Ребров}}).<ref>[http://russianshanson.info/?id=285&attr=5&art=198 Алимов Г., Чародеев Г. «ИВАН РЕБРОВ «ВСЕЙ ДУШОЙ Я РУССКИЙ» Известия 09.05.1989] [...] По документам я действительно Иван Павлович Ребров. [...]</ref>
Rebroff was born on 31 July 1931 in [[Berlin]]<ref>{{AllMusic|title=Ivan Rebroff|class=artist|id=mn0000513266|tab=biography|author=James Christopher Monger}}</ref> as Hans Rolf Rippert to German parents. His parents were Paul Rippert,<ref>[https://de.rodovid.org/wk/Person:624553 "Paul Rippert b. 1897"], de.rodovid.org</ref> an engineer born in 1897 in [[Bad Liebenwerda|Liebenwerda]], and Luise Fenske,<ref>[https://de.rodovid.org/wk/Person:624555 "Luise Fenske b. 1896"], de.rodovid.org</ref> born in [[Bydgoszcz]] (then part of Prussian [[Bromberg (region)|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" ({{lang-ru|Иван Павлович Ребров|link=no}}).<ref>{{cite news|author1=Алимов Г.|author2=Чародеев Г.|url=https://russianshanson.info/catalog/285/articles/198|access-date=3 September 2023|title=Иван Ребров 'Я русский всей душой'|language=ru|trans-title=Ivan Rebrov 'I am Russian with all my soul'|newspaper=[[Izvestia]]|via=russianshanson.info|date=9 May 1989|quote=По документам я действительно Иван Павлович Ребров.|trans-quote=According to the documents, I really am Ivan Pavlovich Rebrov.}}</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 song]]s, 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 and acting, among other greats, the role of Tevye in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''. Rebroff still performed 12 shows in 14 days when he was well into his seventies, such as on an Australian tour.
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 song]]s, 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>{{cite news|title=A slave of the audience finds freedom within |date=2004-03-03 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601105152/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-slave-of-the-audience-finds-freedom-within-20040303-gdigos.html |archive-date=2023-06-01 |url-status=live |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-slave-of-the-audience-finds-freedom-within-20040303-gdigos.html}}</ref>
[[File:Yvan Rebroff.jpg|thumb|left|Rebroff performing in 2006]]
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]].


Rebroff described himself as international, the "connection between East and West".{{cite quote|date=September 2023}} He was named an honorary citizen of the Greek [[Sporades]] island of [[Skopelos]], his domicile.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723171345/http://www.ivan-rebroff.de/ir.htm Ivan Rebroff biography]</ref> Rebroff was homosexual.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 November 2018 |title=Heribert Daume erzählt: Mein Freund Ivan Rebroff|author=Tatjana Seibt|url=https://www.fnp.de/lokales/hochtaunus/usingen-ort893437/heribert-daume-erzaehlt-mein-freund-ivan-rebroff-10423583.html |access-date=5 June 2023|newspaper=[[Frankfurter Neue Presse]] |language=de |quote=Dass Rebroff homosexuell gewesen sei, wird zwar ungern öffentlich gesagt, inzwischen aus dem näheren Umkreis aber bestätigt.|trans-quote=That Rebroff was homosexual is only reluctantly said publicly, but it's now confirmed from close circles.}}</ref>
As well as being a phenomenal singer, videos such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD6hFSRysv4 this] and photos such as [https://www.alamy.com/der-deutsche-bass-snger-ivan-rebroff-am-klavier-mit-einem-mann-deutschland-um-1975-the-german-bass-vocalist-ivan-rebroff-sitting-at-a-piano-with-a-man-germany-around-1975-image329412895.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=F6997644-58E1-411E-B1D7-2556354AB744&p=1219240&n=0&orientation=0&pn=3&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d3%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dfalsetto%26qt_raw%3dfalsetto%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d this] suggest that he was at least a reasonable violinist and keyboardist (he is pictured playing a church organ but may have also played the piano).


{{Citation needed-span|date=July 2023|text=As well as being a singer, he was at least a reasonable violinist and keyboardist (he is pictured playing a church organ but may have also played the piano). Rebroff sang and was able to converse to a lesser or greater extent in several languages in addition to his native German; Russian, French, Italian, English, and Greek.}}
He died in [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother [[Horst Rippert]], 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>[http://www.bild.de/BILD/leute/star-news/2008/03/01/toter-ivan-rebroff/heimlicher-bruder-will-millionen-vermoegen.html "Heimlicher Bruder will Millionen-Vermögen"] (29/2/09) in [http://www.bild.de Aktuelle Nachrichten - Bild.de<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He died in [[Frankfurt]] after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother {{ill|Horst Rippert|de}}, 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>{{cite news|url=https://www.bild.de/leute/star-news/heimlicher-bruder-will-millionen-vermoegen-3898792.bild.html|title=Heimlicher Bruder will Millionen-Vermögen|trans-title=Secret brother wants fortune of millions|language=de|access-date=3 September 2023|newspaper=[[Bild]]}}</ref>


== LP discography ==
== LP discography ==
{{unsourced section|date=August 2023}}

[[File:Yvan Rebroff.jpg|thumb|Rebroff performing in 2006]]
=== 1967 ===
;1967
*''Folk Songs from Old Russia (Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland)''
:''Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland'' (Folk Songs from Old Russia)

=== 1968 ===
;1968
*''Folk Songs from Old Russia Volume II (Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland 2)''
:''Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland 2'' (Folk Songs from Old Russia Volume II)
*''Original russische Liebeslieder''
:''Original russische Liebeslieder''
*''Na Sdarowje (Ivan sings about Vodka and Wine)''
:''Na Sdarowje'' (Ivan sings about vodka and wine)
*''Slawische Seele (Compilation album shared with Tatjana Ivanow & Dunja Rajter)''
:''Slawische Seele'' (Compilation album shared with {{ill|Tatjana Iwanow|de}} and {{ill|Dunja Rajter|de}})
;1969

:''Beim Klang der Balalaika'', and in French ''Au son des Balalaikas''
=== 1969 ===
:''Favourites from Mother Russia''
*''Beim Klang der Balalaika, Au son des Balalaikas (French version of Beim Klang der Balalaika)''
:''Abendglocken'' (compilation)
*''Favourites from Mother Russia''
:''Russische Weihnacht mit Ivan Rebroff''
*''Abendglocken (Compilation)''
:''Ivan Rebroff'' (includes "[[Lara's Theme]]" from ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'')
*''Russische Weihnacht mit Ivan Rebroff''
:''A Russian Christmas''
*''Ivan Rebroff'' (Includes [[Lara's Theme]] and other Popular Melodies)
:''Un Violon sur le toit'' (soundtrack of French production of ''Fiddler on the Roof'')
*''A Russian Christmas (English version of Russische Weihnacht?)''
:''Russische Party'' (live album)
*''Un Violon sur le toit (Soundtrack of French production of Fiddler on the Roof)''
:''Festliche Weihnacht'' (with [[Regensburger Domspatzen]] boys' choir)
*''Russische Party ("Live" album)''
:''A Festive Christmas'' (''Festliche Weihnacht'' re-issue)
*''Festliche Weihnacht (with Regensburger Domspatzen - Boys' Choir)''
;1970
*''A Festive Christmas (Festliche Weihnacht re-issue)''
:''Somewhere My Love'' (English-language versions)

:''Kosaken müssen reiten'' (German-language versions)
=== 1970 ===
:''Ivan Rebroff''
*''Somewhere My Love (English-language versions)''
;1971
*''Kosaken müssen reiten (German-language versions)''
*''Ivan Rebroff (Compilation?)''
:''The Best of Ivan Rebroff'' (compilation)
:''Ivan Rebroff Sing Vir Ons'' (South African album – Gold Disk Award)

:''Vir Jou Suid-Afrika'' (South African album)
=== 1971 ===
*''The Best of Ivan Rebroff (Compilation)''
:''Ivan Rebroff (Opera)''
:''Kalinka'' (soundtrack from the 1971 film ''{{ill|L'Homme qui vient de la nuit|fr}}'', German: ''Das Lied der Balalaika'')
*''Ivan Rebroff Sing vir Ons (South African Album-Gold Disk Award)''
:''Mein Russland, du bist schön'' (German-language versions)
*''Vir Jou Suid-Afrika (South African album)''
:''Starportrait'' (compilation)
*''Ivan Rebroff (Opera)''
:''Zwischen Donau und Don'' (with Dunja Rajter)
*''Kalinka (Soundtrack from L'Homme qui vient de la Nuit)''
;1972
*''Mein Russland, Du bist schön (German-language versions)''
:''Erinnerungen an Russland'' (Russian-language versions)
*''Starportrait (Compilation)''
:''The Best of Ivan Rebroff Volume II'' (compilation)
*''Zwischen Donau und Don (with Dunja Rajter)''
;1973

:''Lieder der Welt'' (Folk songs from around the world)
=== 1972 ===
*''Erinnerungen an Russland (Russian-language versions)''
:''Mein altes Russland'' (lushly arranged Russian folk songs)
:''25 Greatest Russian Melodies'' (compilation with Tatjana Iwanow (2 duets))
*''The Best of Ivan Rebroff Volume II (Compilation)''
:''20 Greatest Hits'' (compilation)

;1974
=== 1973 ===
:''Russische Party 2'' (live album)
*''Lieder der Welt (Folk songs from around the world)''
:''Memories of Russia''
*''Mein Altes Russland (lushly arranged Russian folk songs)''
;1975
*''25 Greatest Russian Melodies (Compilation with Tatiana Ivanov (2 duets))''
:''Ivan Rebroff at [[Carnegie Hall]]'' (live)
*''20 Greatest Hits (Compilation)''
:''Reich mir die Hand''

:''Russische Lieder von Liebe und Tod''
=== 1974 ===
;1977
*''Russische Party 2 ("Live" album)''
:''Midnight in Moscow'' (Russian-language versions)
*''Memories of Russia''
:''Komm mit nach Hellas'' (German-language versions of Greek songs)

;1978
=== 1975 ===
:''Mitternacht in Moskau'' (German version of ''Midnight in Moscow'')
*''Ivan Rebroff at Carnegie Hall (Live at Carnegie Hall)''
;1979
*''Reich Mir Die Hand''
:''Ave Maria''
*''Russische Lieder Von Liebe und Tod''
:''Die Ivan Rebroff Versameling'' (compilation of South African tracks)

;1980
=== 1977 ===
:''Zauber einer großen Stimme – 20 unvergängliche Welterfolge''
*''Midnight in Moscow (Russian-language versions)''
:''Zauber einer großen Stimme – Seine größten Welterfolge''
*''Komm mit nach Hellas (German-language versions of Greek songs)''
:''Die schönsten Lieder dieser Welt (Ivan Rebroff singt 20 unvergängliche Melodien)''

:''Katharina und Potemkin'' (TV musical/operetta)
=== 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&nbsp;&mdash; 20 unvergängliche Welterfolge''
*''Zauber einer großen Stimme&nbsp;&mdash; Seine größten Welterfolge''
*''Die schönsten Lieder dieser Welt (Ivan Rebroff singt 20 unvergängliche Melodien)''
*''Katharina und Potemkin'' (TV musical/operetta)


== CD discography ==
== CD discography ==
{{unsourced section|date=August 2023}}

=== 1976 ===
;1976
* ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' conducted by [[Carlos Kleiber]] - [[Deutsche Grammophon]] - with [[Hermann Prey]], [[Julia Varady]], [[Lucia Popp]], [[Rene Kollo]], [[Bernd Weikl]], [[Benno Kusche]], and Eva List - ''Bayerischer Staatsopernchor & Bayerisches Staatsorchester''
:''[[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]]
;2002

:''Meine Reise um die Welt''
=== 2002 ===
*''Meine Reise um die Welt''
:''The Great Ivan Rebroff''
:''Ach Natascha''
*''The Great Ivan Rebroff''
;2003
*''Ach Natascha''
:''Seine Größten Welterfolge''

:''Best of Ivan Rebroff''
=== 2003 ===
:''Golden Stars''
*''Seine Größten Welterfolge''
*''Best of Ivan Rebroff''
*''Golden Stars''


== Compilation albums ==
== Compilation albums ==
{{unsourced section|date=August 2023}}
*''Festliche Weihnachten''
*''Festliche Weihnachten''
*''The Art of Ivan Rebroff''
*''The Art of Ivan Rebroff''
*''The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 1''
*''The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 1''
*''The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 2''
*''The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 2''
*''Erinnerungen an das letzte Jahrhundert (Memories of the Last Century)''
*''Erinnerungen an das letzte Jahrhundert'' [Memories of the previous century]
*''Der Zarewitsch''
*''Der Zarewitsch''
*''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' (As Prince Orlofsky, with [[Carlos Kleiber]] & [[Bavarian State Orchestra]])
*''Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff''
*''Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff''
*''Die schönste Stimme Rußlands''
*''Die schönste Stimme Rußlands''
*''Kosakenträume''
*''Kosakenträume''


==Notes==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Discogs artist|Ivan Rebroff}}
*{{Discogs artist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723171345/http://www.ivan-rebroff.de/ir.htm former official website of Ivan Rebroff (via Internet Archive)]
*{{IMDb name|nm0714386|Ivan Rebroff}}
*[http://vanpelt92110.dyndns.org/ Ivan Rebroff Fan Page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723171345/http://www.ivan-rebroff.de/ir.htm Former official website of Ivan Rebroff], via [[Internet Archive]]
*[http://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?excludenudity=true&family=editorial&page=4&phrase=ivan+rebroff+skopelos&sort=best Ivan Rebroff in Skopelos island]
*[http://vanpelt92110.dyndns.org/ Ivan Rebroff fan page]
*[https://www.gettyimages.com.au/search/2/image?phrase=ivan+rebroff+skopelos&sort=best Photos of Ivan Rebroff] on [[Skopelos]] island
* {{YouTube|Lks949ZdmDs|"Im tiefen Keller"}} (composed by [[Ludwig Fischer (bass)|Ludwig Fischer]])
* {{YouTube|BD6hFSRysv4|Video of concert, Sydney, 1982|link=no}}, "[[If I Were a Rich Man (song)|If I Were a Rich Man]]" from ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''


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Revision as of 08:07, 3 October 2023

For the Kyrgyz politician, see Ivan Rebrov.

Ivan Rebroff
Rebroff in 2006
Rebroff in 2006
Background information
Birth nameHans Rolf Rippert
Born(1931-07-31)31 July 1931
Berlin, Germany
Died27 February 2008(2008-02-27) (aged 76)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
GenresInternational music, folk music
OccupationSinger
Years active1968–2008
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

Ivan Rebroff (born Hans Rolf Rippert; 31 July 1931 – 27 February 2008) was a German-born vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry,[1] 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".[2] 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 career

Rebroff performing in 2006

Rebroff was born on 31 July 1931 in Berlin[3] as Hans Rolf Rippert to German parents. His parents were Paul Rippert,[4] an engineer born in 1897 in Liebenwerda, and Luise Fenske,[5] 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" (Russian: Иван Павлович Ребров).[6]

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.[7]

Rebroff described himself as international, the "connection between East and West".[This quote needs a citation] He was named an honorary citizen of the Greek Sporades island of Skopelos, his domicile.[8] Rebroff was homosexual.[9]

As well as being a singer, he was at least a reasonable violinist and keyboardist (he is pictured playing a church organ but may have also played the piano). Rebroff sang and was able to converse to a lesser or greater extent in several languages in addition to his native German; Russian, French, Italian, English, and Greek.[citation needed]

He died in Frankfurt after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother Horst Rippert [de], 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.[10]

LP discography

Rebroff performing in 2006
1967
Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland (Folk Songs from Old Russia)
1968
Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland 2 (Folk Songs from Old Russia Volume II)
Original russische Liebeslieder
Na Sdarowje (Ivan sings about vodka and wine)
Slawische Seele (Compilation album shared with Tatjana Iwanow [de] and Dunja Rajter [de])
1969
Beim Klang der Balalaika, and in French Au son des Balalaikas
Favourites from Mother Russia
Abendglocken (compilation)
Russische Weihnacht mit Ivan Rebroff
Ivan Rebroff (includes "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago)
A Russian Christmas
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
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 the 1971 film L'Homme qui vient de la nuit [fr], German: Das Lied der Balalaika)
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 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)

CD discography

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
2002
Meine Reise um die Welt
The Great Ivan Rebroff
Ach Natascha
2003
Seine Größten Welterfolge
Best of Ivan Rebroff
Golden Stars

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 previous century]
  • Der Zarewitsch
  • Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff
  • Die schönste Stimme Rußlands
  • Kosakenträume

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Ivan Rebroff". The Guardian. 18 April 2008.
  2. ^ The Guinness Book of Records. Bantam. 1993. p. 407. ISBN 9780553562576.
  3. ^ James Christopher Monger. Ivan Rebroff at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Paul Rippert b. 1897", de.rodovid.org
  5. ^ "Luise Fenske b. 1896", de.rodovid.org
  6. ^ Алимов Г.; Чародеев Г. (9 May 1989). "Иван Ребров 'Я русский всей душой'" [Ivan Rebrov 'I am Russian with all my soul']. Izvestia (in Russian). Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via russianshanson.info. По документам я действительно Иван Павлович Ребров. [According to the documents, I really am Ivan Pavlovich Rebrov.]
  7. ^ "A slave of the audience finds freedom within". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 2004. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023.
  8. ^ Ivan Rebroff biography
  9. ^ Tatjana Seibt (1 November 2018). "Heribert Daume erzählt: Mein Freund Ivan Rebroff". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2023. Dass Rebroff homosexuell gewesen sei, wird zwar ungern öffentlich gesagt, inzwischen aus dem näheren Umkreis aber bestätigt. [That Rebroff was homosexual is only reluctantly said publicly, but it's now confirmed from close circles.]
  10. ^ "Heimlicher Bruder will Millionen-Vermögen" [Secret brother wants fortune of millions]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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