Laurens Bogtman (8 February 1900 in

Oudkarspel Oudkarspel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Dijk en Waard, north of Noord-Scharwoude. History The village was first mentioned in 1094 as Aldenkercha. The current name means "old parish". ...

– 1969 in

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, the

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) was a Dutch

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. Unlike many contemporary singers his career began late, at the age of 30, and he studied singing in

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, with Otto Iro in

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and with Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius in

. 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

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and

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and travelled further afield.Laurens Bogtman (Baritone)
bach-cantatas.com Following

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, Bogtman sang in

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and

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. In a 1957 recording of Bach's ''

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'' with

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, conducted by

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, he was the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogtman, Laurens 1900 births 1969 deaths People from Langedijk Dutch operatic baritones 20th-century Dutch male singers