Martti Talvela

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Film & TV

Hiltola, Russia

Known for

• The Magic Flute — Sarastro1982
• Die Entführung aus dem Serail — Osmin1980
• The Bartered Bride - The Met — Kecal1978
• Beethoven: Fidelio — Don Fernando1970
• Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony — Self / Bass-Baritone1970
• Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein — Self1970
• Das Sonntagskonzert — Self1969
• Don Carlos — Der Großinquisitor1965

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Finland

Active from

1935-03-04

Active to

1989-07-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,798

Total plays

10,404

Martti Talvela (February 4, 1935 – July 22, 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass. Born in Hiitola, Finland (now in the Republic of Karelia), he studied in Lahti and Stockholm, and made his operatic debut in Helsinki in 1960 as Sparafucile. At 6 ft 8 in (203 cm), he was the tallest singer of his century. He was especially acclaimed as the hero in Boris Godunov and as Pimen from the same work, as Paavo Ruotsalainen in Viimeiset kiusaukset, as a Richard Wagner singer (King Marke <a href="https://www.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Olavi

Gender

male

Citizenship

Finland

Place of birth

Khiytola

Occupation

teacher

Languages spoken

Swedish

Native language

Finnish

Instrument

voice

Image

Martti Talvela (1987).jpg

Work location

Helsinki

Voice type

bass

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