Étienne Gibert
3 December 1859 Jonquières – 1929 Paris
Les girondins
Paillasse
Cavalleria rusticana
Africaine
In RA format
After studies at the Paris conservatory, he made his debut at the Opéra-Comique on 15 May 1889 as Roland in
Esclarmonde. He stayed at that theater for four years, and created Turiddu for Paris there on 25 January 1892. In 1893,
he joined the Opéra, making his debut on 6 November 1893 as Vasco da Gama. Over the next five seasons, he sang also
Tybalt, Lohengrin and Tannhäuser there. Guest appearances in Monte Carlo (as Faust in Mefistofele and Renaud in
Gluck's Armide) and Brussels, both in 1895.
From 1898, he went on as a freelance artist, singing in Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse or Nice; in Paris, he appeared at the
Théâtre Nouveau (first French Tristan in 1899, with Félia Litvinne) and the Trianon-Lyrique, and also
returned to the Opéra-Comique. In autumn 1901, he sang a few performances with the Metropolitan Opera on tour through
Canada and the US provinces, but never at the Met proper. He sang at least until 1911.
Reference 1: Kutsch & Riemens, reference 2: Art Lyrique
Français
Discography
Edison cylinders, Paris, about July 1905
17587 Dimitri (Joncières): Moscou, voici la ville sainte 17587
Favorite, Paris, August 1905
1582-f Le roi d'Ys (Lalo): Vainement, ma bien-aimée 1-5229
1585-f 'O sole mio (Di Capua) 1-5222
Beka, Paris, November 1906
7221 Sigurd (Reyer): Esprits gardiens 7221, Duval 664
7222 'O sole mio (Di Capua) 7222
7223 Maître Wolfram (Reyer): Les larmes 7223, Duval 791
7224 Dimitri (Joncières): Eh bien! Devant mon peuple 7224, Duval 667
7225 L'Africaine (Meyerbeer): Ô paradis 7225
Edison cylinders, Paris, about January 1907
17858 La fête de la première (Maquis) 17858
17864 J' suis beau (Christiné) 17864
Favorite, Paris, 26 September 1910
9745-o 'O sole mio (Di Capua) 1-5222(2)
9746-o Le roi d'Ys (Lalo): Vainement, ma bien-aimée 1-5229(2)
Aérophone, Paris, about April 1911
1068 Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Ô Lola, blanche fleur 1068
1069 Le prophète (Meyerbeer): Pour Bertha 1069
1070 Il trovatore (Verdi): Dieu que ma voix implore 1070
1071 Die Walküre (Wagner): Plus d'hiver 1071
1092 Faust (Gounod): Salut, ô mon dernier matin 1092
1093 La reine de Saba (Gounod): Inspirez-moi, race divine 1093
1094 Le roi d'Ys (Lalo): Vainement, ma bien-aimée 1094, Idéal 2005
1095 Hérodiade: Ne pouvant réprimer 1095
Source: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien
I like to thank Christian Torrent for the pictures.
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