Description

JUSTE NIVETTE (PARIS, FRANCE, 09-06-1866 – VILLEPINTE (SEINE-SAINT-DENIS), FRANCE, 18-02-1922)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Paris Conservatory and made his debut in 1892 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Sarastro in The Magic Flute. In the following years, he achieved his first successes in the French provinces, particularly at the opera house in Monte Carlo, where he performed in the premiere of Massenet’s Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame on February 18, 1902. From 1899 to 1908, he was a member of the Grand Opéra in Paris. In the renowned 1909 production of The Magic Flute at the Opéra-Comique, conducted by Reynaldo Hahn, he sang alongside Marguerite Carré, Lucette Korsoff, Edmond Clément, and Lucien Fugère. In 1907, he made a guest appearance at La Scala as Hagen in Götterdämmerung, under the direction of Arturo Toscanini. In 1909, he performed in the opening season of the new opera house in Boston, singing the role of Alvise in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda. He then continued his career in France.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1909 Boston Opera House Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1909 Boston Opera House Gioconda (Alvise)

1910 Chicago Auditorium Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1910 Pittsburgh Nixon Theater Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1910 St. Louis Odeon Theater Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1910 Providence Opera Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Caïd (Thomas) Air du Tambour Major 36855 XP2877 Odeon, Paris 1906

C’est un oiseau qui vient de France (Boissière) 60646 XP3886 Odeon, Paris 1908 (early)

Faust (Gounod) A moi les plaisirs (w. Zocchi) 5303 245201 Idéal Aspir, Paris 1912

Faust (Gounod) Anges purs (w. Demougeot & Affre) 60895 XP4267 Odeon, Paris 1908-06

Faust (Gounod) Le veau d’or 36856 XP2879 Odeon, Paris 1906

Faust (Gounod) O Nuit 60639 XP3880 Odeon, Paris 1908 (early)

Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église 5184b Idéal Aspir, Paris 1912

Faust (Gounod) Sérénade de Méphisto 5184 Idéal Aspir, Paris 1912

Faust (Gounod) Trio du duel (w. Affre & Noté) 36728 XP2584 Odeon, Paris 1906-08

Faust (Gounod) Vous qui faites l’endormie 60643 XP3878 Odeon, Paris 1908 (early)

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) (Rossini) Prière 284 Phono-Disque, Paris 1906

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Trio, pt 1 (w. Affre & Noté) 36729 XP2585 Odeon, Paris 1906-08

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Trio, pt 2 (w. Affre & Noté) 36730 XP2586 Odeon, Paris 1906-08

Hérodiade (Massenet) Vision Fugitive APGA, Paris 1906-08

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ah, l’ingrat d’une offense mortelle (w. Talexis) 60651 XP388 Odeon, Paris 1908 (early)

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Dans la nuit où seul je veille, pt 2 (w. Talexis) 60644 XP3883 Odeon, Paris 1908 (early)