About Willem Ravelli
Lived 1892 – 1980 (aged 88). Willem Ravelli was a Dutch singer.
Willem Ravelli (31 May 1892 – 21 September 1980) was a Dutch classical bass-baritone and an academic voice teacher. After a short operatic career with De Nederlandse Opera, he worked mostly in concert, singing Lieder and oratorios. He is known for as the voice of Christ in Bach's St Matthew Passion, which he performed more than 400 times, including the first recording of the work.
Career Born Willem Albert Felix Ravelli in The Hague, Ravelli studied voice with Frans Andreolie and Cornélie van Zanten, then at the conservatory in his home town in the opera class of Anton Sistermans.
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Dutch singer (1892–1980)
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Willem Ravelli was born on 31 May 1892 in The Hague.
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Willem Ravelli died on 21 September 1980 in Laren.
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Willem Ravelli was a singer.
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Willem Ravelli was Dutch.
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