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

1. Faust (Gounod) Anges purs (w. Demougeot & Affre) Odeon 60895 XP4267
2. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Trio, pt 1 (w. Affre & Noté) Odeon 36729 XP2585
3. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Dans la nuit où seul je veille, pt 2 (w. Talexis) Odeon 60644 XP3883
4. Faust (Gounod) Anges purs (w. Demougeot & Affre) Odeon 60895 XP4267
5. Faust (Gounod) O Nuit Odeon 60639 XP3880
6. Faust (Gounod) Scène de l’église Idéal Aspir 5184b
7. Faust (Gounod) Sérénade de Méphisto Idéal Aspir 5184
8. Faust (Gounod) Vous qui faites l’endormie Odeon 60643 XP3878
9. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Trio, pt 1 (w. Affre & Noté) Odeon 36730 XP2586
10. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ah, l’ingrat d’une offense mortelle (w. Talexis) Odeon 60651 XP3882
11. Juive (Halévy) Si la rigueur G&T 3-32129 2966F
12. Juive (Halévy) Vous qui du Dieu vivant (Malédiction) Odeon 60044 XP2993
13. Le Comte Ory (Rossini) Air du gouverneur G&T 3-32131 3080F
14. Le Cor (Flégier) Odeon 60604 XP3876
15. Le pas d’armes du Roi Jean, pt 1 (Saint-Saëns) APGA 1160
16. Le pas d’armes du Roi Jean, pt 2 (Saint-Saëns) APGA 1161
17. Mignon (Thomas) Duo des hirondelles (w. Vallandri) Idéal Aspir 5226b
18. Le muletier de Tarragone (Henrion) Odeon 60719 XP3881
19. O salutaris (Thomas) (w. Demougeot) Odeon 97065 XP4366
20. Pardon de Ploërmel (Dinorah) (Meyerbeer) Air du chasseur Odeon 60645 XP3884
21. Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Valse infernale Odeon 60652 XP3885
22. Stabat Mater (Rossini) Pro peccatis Odeon 97040 XP4297
23. Faust (Gounod): A moi les plaisirs (w. Zocchi) Ideal Aspir 5303 245201
24. Caïd (Thomas): Air du Tambour Major Odeon 36855 XP2877
25. Juive (Halévy) Si la rigueur (Cavatine) Odeon 36854 XP287