Laurens Bogtman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLaurens Bogtman
Dutch baritone
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1900
Date of Death: 11-Nov-1969
Profession: singer
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Laurens Bogtman
- Laurens Bogtman (8 February 1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969 in Hilversum, the Netherlands) was a Dutch baritone. Unlike many contemporary singers his career began late, at the age of 30, and he studied singing in Berlin, with Otto Iro in Vienna and with Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius in Hilversum. Bogtmam debuted in 1932 in a concert with the Kölner Bachverein (Cologne Bach Society).
- He then had a successful career as an oratorio singer in Germany, Austria and England and travelled further afield.Following World War II, Bogtman sang in France and Belgium.
- In a 1957 recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion with De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, conducted by Anthon van der Horst, he was the Vox Christi.
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