Wikipedia:
For the Kyrgyz politician, see Ivan Rebrov.Ivan Rebroff (31 July 1931 – 27 February 2008) was a German singer, allegedly of Russian ancestry, with an extraordinary vocal range of four and a half octaves, ranging from the soprano to bass registers.
Rebroff was born in Berlin as Hans-Rolf Rippert. He was 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, 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 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.
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.
LP Discography
Unknown Year
Favourites from Mother RussiaIvan 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 LiebesliederNa 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 RebroffA 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) 1974
Russische Party 2 ("Live" album)Memories of Russia 1975
Ivan Rebroff at Carnegie Hall (Live at Carnegie Hall)Reich Mir Die HandRussische 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 MariaDie Ivan Rebroff Versameling (Compilation of South African tracks) 1980
Zauber einer großen Stimme — 20 unvergängliche WelterfolgeZauber einer großen Stimme — Seine größten WelterfolgeDie schönsten Lieder dieser Welt (Ivan Rebroff singt 20 unvergängliche Melodien)Katharina und Potemkin (TV Musical/Operetta)
CD Discography
2002
Meine Reise um die WeltThe Great Ivan Rebroff 2003
Seine Größten WelterfolgeBest of Ivan RebroffGolden Stars
Compilation albums
Festliche WeihnachtenThe Art of Ivan RebroffThe Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 1The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 2Erinnerungen an das letzte Jahrhundert (Memories of the Last Century)Der ZarewitschDie Fledermaus (As Prince Orlofsky, with Carlos Kleiber & Bavarian State Orchestra)Weihnachten mit Ivan RebroffDie schönste Stimme RußlandsKosakenträume
