Aleksandr Matveevich Matveev
Aleksandr Matveevich Matveev was born on 11 August 1876 in Moscow. He trained first in a
technical school. Matveev began to sing in a church choir under the direction of
F. Ivanov. He studied singing with F. Andreevski in Moscow and
S. Gabel in St. Petersburg. Aleksandr Matveev made his
debut
in 1902 at Tiflis and had great success. Successful performances followed in Kharkiv
and St. Petersburg, where he sang at the Mariinskij from 1906 to 1908 and again from 1910 to 1917.
His first performance at the Mariinskij was as Radames (14 November 1906 with
N. Ermolenko-Juzhina, E. Petrenko, A. Smirnov, I. Grigorovich, K. Serebrjakov, A. Ivanov).
Other roles he sang there: Raoul, José, Sadko, both Siegfrieds, Sobinin, Achior (Judif/Judith by Serov),
Grigorij, Tristan, Tucha, Samson, Levko, Gvidon, and Vakula.
His last performance at the Mariinskij was on 29 April 1917 as Levko with A. Beljanin, D. Zbrueva, V. Losev, M. Markovich,
G. Ugrinovich, and V. Sharonov.
1908–10 and 1920–22, he sang at the Bolshoj. From 1917 to 1922, Matveev is supposed to have
sung at the Grand Opéra in Paris, but no confirmation
could be found.
1922 to 1932, Matveev went on tour through Russia. His favorite
roles included José,
Néron, Faust, Otello, Raoul, Éléazar, Samson, Vasco, and Rienzi.
1903–1910, Matveev made more than 70 records, however these records are now extremely
rare. He recorded mostly for Gramophone (1903) and Pathé (1912).
Aleksandr Matveev died on 3 December 1961 in Moscow.
In RA format
| Aleksandr Matveev sings | Aida: Pur ti riveggo, with Vera Klopotovskaja in Russian
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In RA format
In RA format
Discography (all sung in Russian)
Rebikov, St. Petersburg, 1903
650 Torna (Denza) 650, Zonophone X-6261
717 Néron (Rubinstein): Ô lumière du jour 717, Zonophone X-62569
719 Demon (Rubinstein): Obernuvshis sokolom 719
720 I still ache with desire (Kazbirjak) 720
721 Sladkim zapakhom sireni (Shashina) 721
722 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 722, Zonophone X-62571
724 Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 724, Zonophone X-62572
905 Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 905, Zonophone X-62504
906 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 906, Zonophone X-62598
909 Carmen (Bizet): La fleur 909, Zonophone X-62599
968 Ja istomlek otgadanem (composer?) 968, Zonophone X-62601
Gramophone, Moskva, November 1903
1486C Néron (Rubinstein): Ô lumière du jour 2-22108, 62184
1487C Dujut vjotry (Rubinstein) 2-22111, 62171
1488C I still ache with desire (Kazbirjak) 2-22121X, 62172
1488½C I still ache with desire (Kazbirjak) 2-22121
1503C The swallow soars (Guriljov) 2-22105
1527C Faust (Gounod): Ne permettrez-vous pas (w. Klopotovskaja) 24246
1530C Faust (Gounod): Anges purs, anges radieux (w. Klopotovskaja) 24242
1547C Faust (Gounod): À moi les plaisirs (w. Preobrazhenskij) 24247
1545z Rogneda (Serov): Ruald's aria 2-22599, X-62394
1546z I will saddle the horse (Varlamov) 2-22628, X-62395
1547z Où voulez-vous aller? (Gounod) 2-22629, X-62396
1560z Carmen (Bizet): Parle-moi de ma mère (w. Klopotovskaja) 24343
1561z Rusalka (Dargomyzhskij): Persistent gloomy thoughts (w. Klopotovskaja) 24341, X-64207
1562z Pikovaja dama (Chajkovskij): Ty zles, ty zles 24342
1563z Aida (Verdi): Morir sì pura e bella (w. Klopotovskaja) 24356
1568z In the dawn of my misty youth (Guriljov) 2-22576, X-62393
1569z Severnaja zvezda (Glinka) 2-22633, X-62440
1601z Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Vicino a te (w. Klopotovskaja) 24307, X-64206
1617z The heavy stone (Dargomyzhskij) (w. Preobrazhenskij) 24326
1618z Rusalka (Dargomyzhskij): Sdorovo, sdorovo, zyat, pt 1 (w. Preobrazhenskij) 24344
1619z Rusalka (Dargomyzhskij): Sdorovo, sdorovo, zyat, pt 2 (w. Preobrazhenskij) 24345
128Hp Néron (Rubinstein): O sadness and longing 022053
129Hp Sudba (Bukke): Aria 022068
130Hp Les huguenots (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche 022061
133Hp Faust (Gounod): Il se fait tard (w. Klopotovskaja) 024012
134Hp Aida (Verdi): Pur ti riveggo (w. Klopotovskaja) 024008
135Hp Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti (w. Klopotovskaja) 024015
136Hp Aida (Verdi): Aida! Tu non m'ami (w. Klopotovskaja) 024011
138Hp Les huguenots (Meyerbeer): Ô ciel, où courez-vous? (w. Klopotovskaja) 024010
139Hp Il trovatore (Verdi): Miserere (w. Klopotovskaja) 024016
140Hp Jocelyn (Godard): Cachés dans cet asile 022060
144Hp Zhizn za tsarja (Glinka): Ne tomi rodimyj (w. Klopotovskaja & Preobrazhenskij) 024013
145Hp Rusalka (Dargomyzhskij): Trio (w. Klopotovskaja & Preobrazhenskij) 024014
146Hp Faust (Gounod): Alerte! Alerte! (w. Klopotovskaja & Preobrazhenskij) 024017
146½Hp Faust (Gounod): Alerte! Alerte! (w. Klopotovskaja & Preobrazhenskij) 024017X
147Hp Oprichnik (Chajkovskij): Let's make a quick end (w. Klopotovskaja) 024007
148Hp Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Ora soave, sublime ora d'amore (w. Klopotovskaja) 024006
156Hp Days gone by (Dargomyzhskij) (w. Preobrazhenskij) 024009
RAOG, St. Petersburg, about 1910
2229 Zhizn za tsarja (Glinka): Bratsi, v metel 2229
2230 Il trovatore (Verdi): Ah sì, ben mio 2230
Pathé, St. Petersburg, about 1912
27311 Carmen (Bizet): La fleur 27311
27312 Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola 27312
27313 Dubrovskij (Nápravnik): O daj mne zabvenye 27313
27314 Les huguenots (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche 27314
27315 Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 27315
27316 Demon (Rubinstein): Obernuvshis sokolom 27316
27317 Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Israël! romps ta chaîne 27317
27318 Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 27318
27319 Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Viva il vino 27319
27320 Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 27320
27321 Les huguenots (Meyerbeer): Sous le beau ciel 27321
27322 Nochenka (traditional) 27322
I wish to thank Richard J Venezia for the recordings (Néron, Aida duet).
I wish to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the biographical notes and recording (Aida aria).
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