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Martti Talvela

Finnish operatic bass (1935-1989)
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Martti Talvela
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 4, 1935
Date of death
July 22, 1989
Place of birth
Khiytola
Place of death
Inkilä Manor
Country of citizenship
Finland[7]
Occupation
opera singer, teacher
Award received
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[9][10]
Genre
opera, art song[12][13]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[15]
Work location
Berlin, Savonlinna, Helsinki[19][20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish, German, English, Swedish[25][26][27][28]
Birth name
Martti Olavi Talvela[29]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[24]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
End of work period
1989[31]
Family name
Talvela[16]
Given name
Martti, Olavi[17][18]
Instrument
voice[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Native language
Finnish[8]
Start of work period
1960[30]
Voice type
bass[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Martti Talvela de Talvela ja マルッティ・タルヴェラ nl Martii Talvela ru Тальвела, Талвела Мартти ru Мартти Талвела ru Талвела, Марти ru Талвела, Мартти
🔖 Identifiers · 76
ISNI
0000000108653645
VIAF cluster ID
5119141
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79073542
GND ID
124057810
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001198865
BAnQ authority ID
0000441405
BIBSYS ID
99035849
BMLO ID
t0011
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139002747
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID
1526
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi)
4377-1416928956983
BiographySampo person ID
p467
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
talvela-martti
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10085898
Carnegie Hall agent ID
7243
CiNii Research ID
1140000791753171968
DBC author ID
87097992286851
DDB person (GND) ID
124057810
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124057810
Discogs artist ID
861487
Elonet person ID
1199914
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
martti-talvela
Europeana entity
agent/base/152132
FAST ID
38590
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_124057810
Film.ru person ID
martti-talvela
Freebase ID
/m/04l6hq
GTAA ID
261750
Geni profile ID
6000000050057566831
Grammy Awards artist ID
martti-talvela/12663
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
martti-talvela
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0239732
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
13428
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Martti_Talvela
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4180685
Grove Music Online ID
27428
Harper's tag
martti-talvela
IMDb ID
nm0848328
IdRef ID
113767951
J9U entity ID
987007457298805171
KANTO ID
000065531
Kallías ID
PE00101497
Kansallisbiografia ID
1526
Lex ID
Martti_Talvela
Libraries Australia ID
36549044
MMB ID
31761
Munzinger person ID
00000015021
MusicBrainz artist ID
837cdbca-b803-4ecf-adf2-c56020f78785
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000240066
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08343394
NE.se ID
martti-talvela
NL CR AUT ID
pna2006338041
NSK (VIAF) ID
000091521
NUKAT ID
n2009077273
National Library of Brazil ID
000529793
National Library of Latvia ID
000106662
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:qnR;=CB
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810546783405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX872768
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072085428
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803102011633
Prabook ID
383608
RERO ID (legacy)
A003886665
RILM ID
17244
Runeberg author ID
talvemar
SBN author ID
RAVV306520
SNAC ARK ID
w6n87847
SPAP ID
a/d5983a94-bc82-41a2-a7e4-7ec11a752371
SVKKL authority ID
0297278-Talvela-Martti-19351989
TMDB person ID
1379921
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
8929
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
TalvelaMartti
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/404644
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp9xW3mD9hdYt7YDr3bBP
Yale LUX ID
person/db79aa03-6844-402e-917c-bff3344f4bb6
ČSFD person ID
118420

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Languages spoken, written or signed 4
English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Work location 3
Berlin, Helsinki, Savonlinna
Given name 2
Olavi, Martti
Occupation 2
teacher, opera singer
Award received 1
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
Finnish
Place of birth 1
Khiytola
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
bass
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Summary

Martti Talvela was born on February 4, 1935[1], in Khiytola[2]. He died on July 22, 1989[3], in Inkilä Manor[4]. He worked as an opera singer[5] and teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Martti Talvela born?

Martti Talvela's place of birth was Khiytola[2].

Where did Martti Talvela die?

Martti Talvela died in Inkilä Manor[4].

What did Martti Talvela do for work?

Martti Talvela worked as an opera singer[5] and teacher[6].

What awards did Martti Talvela receive?

Honors received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9] and Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[10].

Related Entities

Finland Helsinki Savonlinna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved . kansallisbiografia.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . worldatlas.com. worldatlas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . slippedisc.com. slippedisc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 4 February 1935, source for date of birth from the National Biography of Finland (OKA bot…"
  2. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 9w ago · Gumruch · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NSK (VIAF) ID → 000091521
    Libraries Australia ID → 36549044
    DBC author ID → 87097992286851
    RILM ID → 17244
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: BAnQ authority ID: 0000441405, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/404644
    "Created claim: Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/404644, batch #260994"
  5. 20w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → opera, art song
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37880: P136 genre, blf.fi, llm suggested, llm confirmed"
  6. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Talvela
    SVKKL authority ID → 0297278-Talvela-Martti-19351989
    Place of death → Inkilä Manor
    Voice type → bass
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0297278-Talvela-Martti-19351989, batch #259496"
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