Description

JEAN CLAVERIE (LOURDES, 8. 11. 1902 – PARIS, 4. 11. 1963)

 

 

 

 

He first studied at the Conservatory in Toulouse, then at the Conservatoire National de Paris. In 1928, he made his debut at the Paris Opéra as Méphistophélès in Gounod’s Faust. For many years, he enjoyed great success at this opera house in various baritone roles, including Wagnerian parts such as Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen. On January 12, 1928, he performed in the world premiere of Sylvio Lazzari’s La Tour de Feu and on March 10, 1936, in the world premiere of Enescu’s Oedipe. Guest appearances took him to leading opera houses across France and Europe.

In 1941, he joined the Opéra-Comique in Paris, debuting as Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. He also participated in the world premiere of Henry Barraud’s La farce de maître Patelin on June 26, 1948, and performed roles such as Escamillo in Carmen, Ramon in Gounod’s Mireille, Nilakantha in Delibes’ Lakmé, and Germont in La Traviata. In March, he appeared at the Nice Opera in the world premiere of Charles Silver’s Quatre-Vingt-Treize.

After retiring from active performance, he served as a professor at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1953 until his death. His daughter, Michèle Claverie (born 1939), became a well-known coloratura soprano, and his younger brother also became a prominent singer under the name Charles Clavensy (1914–1988).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1928 Paris Grand Opéra

1941 Paris Opéra-Comique

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Credo du paysan (Goublier) 85258 138499 Parlophon, Paris 1930-1931
2. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Air des roses 29560 138473 Parlophon, Paris 1931-10-13
3. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Sérénade de Mephisto 29560 138472 Parlophon, Paris 1931-10-13
4. Don Quichotte (Massenet) Comment 29538 138122 Parlophon, Paris 1931
5. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade 29517 106448 Parlophon, Paris 1931
6. Faust (Gounod) Veau d’or 106450 Parlophon, Paris 1931
7. La Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet) Air de Ralph 59531 Parlophon, Paris 1930-1931
8. La Voix des chênes (Goublier) 85258 Parlophon, Paris 1930-1931
9. Le Barbier de Séville (Rossini) La Calomnie 59531 Parlophon, Paris 1930-1931
10. Le Caïd (Thomas) Je comprends que la belle 138703 Parlophon, Paris 1931
11. Le chalet (Adam) Arrêtons-nous ici 95606 Parlophon, Paris 1931
12. Mignon (Thomas) Berceuse de Lothario 29543 106708 Parlophon, Paris 1930
13. Patrie (Paladille) Pauvre 95608 Parlophon, Paris 1931
14. Phile et baucis (Gounod) Ari de vulcain 95607 Parlophon, Paris 1931
15. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Die qui fis 95638 Parlophon, Paris 1931