Ivan Rebroff

Ivan Rebroff (31 July 1931 – 27 February 2008) was a German-born vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry, who rose to prominence for his distinct and extensive vocal range of four and a half octaves, ranging from the soprano to bass registers. Rebroff was born in Berlin as Hans-Rolf Rippert to German parents. His parents were Paul Rippert, an engineer born in 1897 in Liebenwerda, and Luise Fenske, 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). 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 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. 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 was homosexual. As well as being a phenomenal singer, videos such as this and photos such as 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). 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 unsubstantiated accounts shot down Antoine de Saint Exupéry during World War II), claimed part of Rebroff's vast fortune. Source: Article "Ivan Rebroff" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Berlin, Germany, 1931-07-31

Died: 2008-02-27

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Ein Sommer - ein Herbst	Opernsänger	0
2	1971	Cent ans de Folies Bergère	Self	0
3	1971	The Song of the Balalaika	Samson-Sascha	20
4	1975	The Gypsy Baron	Kálmán Zsupán	0
5	1975	Die schöne Helena	Kalohas	0
6	1981	Kleiner Mann was tun	Officer	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	What Am I?	Self	65
2	1957	Zum blauen Bock	Self	60
3	1957	Aktuelle Schaubude	Self	60
4	1959	Discorama	Self	0
5	1959	Stars in the Ring	Self	53
6	1964	Einer wird gewinnen	Self	70
7	1964	Die Drehscheibe	Self	60
8	1964	Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen	Self	0
9	1964	Der goldene Schuß	Self	60
10	1966	Von uns für Sie	Self	0
11	1967	Europarty	Self	0
12	1968	Starparade	Self	0
13	1968	À bout portant	Self	80
14	1969	Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten	Self	0
15	1969	Wünsch dir was	Self	0
16	1971	Samedi soir	Self	60
17	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self	80
18	1971	Cadet Rousselle	Self	0
19	1972	Le Grand Échiquier	Self	80
20	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
21	1972	Die Ivan-Rebroff-Show	self-host	0
22	1974	Die Montagsmaler	Self	0
23	1974	Am laufenden Band	Self - Guest	65
24	1975	Musik ist Trumpf	Self	60
25	1975	Système 2	Self	0
26	1976	Music & Guests	Self	0
27	1977	Auf los geht's los	Self	0
28	1978	Bio’s Bahnhof	Self	0
29	1979	Prominentenküche	Self	0
30	1979	NDR Talk Show	Self	65
31	1980	Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	38
32	1980	Heut' abend	Self	0
33	1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self	53
34	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
35	1983	Wie wär’s heut’ mit Revue?	Self	0
36	1985	Melodien für Millionen	Self	0
37	1986	Wedden, dat..?	Self	80
38	1986	ZDF-Fernsehgarten	Self	15
39	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
40	1987	Le monde est à vous	Self	0
41	1991	DAS!	Self	42
42	1994	Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen	Self	0
43	1994	alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio	Self	50
44	1998	Vivement dimanche	Self	30
45	2000	Menschen der Woche	Self	60
46	2004	Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel	Self	40
47	2004	Vorhang auf	Self	0
48	2004	Servus, Hansi Hinterseer	Self	0
49	2005	Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala	Self	0
50	2010	Musikalische Reise	Self	0

Ivan Rebroff

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