Johan Messchaert (22 August 18579 September 1922) was a Dutch baritone singer and vocal pedagogue. Messchaert was born as Johannes Martinus Messchaert in

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. He was known for his rendering of the role of Christ in Bach's

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, and he sang the bass role at the 18 May 1902 Düsseldorf performance of

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's ''

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'' under the direction of Julius Buths and alongside

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. He later founded his own

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in Amsterdam. He died in

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in 1922, aged 65.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Messchaert, Johan 1857 births 1922 deaths Dutch operatic baritones Dutch music educators Voice teachers People from Hoorn 19th-century Dutch male singers 19th-century Dutch opera singers