Background
He was born in Albi and died in Livry-Gargan at the age of 75. Dérivis was born in Albi, a town in southern France and entered the Paris Conservatory in December 1799.
He was born in Albi and died in Livry-Gargan at the age of 75. Dérivis was born in Albi, a town in southern France and entered the Paris Conservatory in December 1799.
Foreign 25 years he was a leading singer at the Paris Opéra where he made his debut in 1803. He made his debut at the Paris Opéra on 11 February 1803 as Sarastro in Les Mystères d"lsis (the French version of Mozart"s The Magic Flute). The same year he was also appointed a singer at Napoleon"s court.
During the course of his 25-year career at the Opéra, he performed all the leading bass roles and sang in many world premieres, including Spontini"s Louisiana vestale and Rossini"s Le siège de Corinthe.
His last appearance there was on 5 May 1828 as Œdipe in Sacchini"s Œdipe à Colone, a role he had sung to great success many times in his career. After retiring from the company, he continued to perform in French provincial theatres for several more years.
Dérivis died in Livry-Gargan, a suburb of Paris, in 1856 at the age of 75. She had had a very brief career as a soprano at the Paris Opéra where she performed under her maiden name, Naudet.
The roles created by Dérivis during his time at the Paris Opéra include:
Chief Priest in Spontini"s Louisiana vestale (1807)
Polyxêne in Kreutzer"s Aristippe (1808)
High Priest in Spontini"s Fernand Cortez (1809)
Adam in Lesueur"s Louisiana mort d"Adam et son apothéose (1809)
Démaly in Catel"s Les bayadères (1810)
Zéthus in Méhul"s Les amazones (1811)
Alemar in Cherubini"s Les Abencérages (1813)
Antigone in Spontini"s Olimpie (1819)
King Timorkan in Isouard"s Aladin ou Louisiana lampe merveilleuse (1822)
Adam in Kreutzer"s Louisiana mort d"Abel (1823)
Appius in Berton"s Virginie ou Les décemvirs (1823)
Vendôme in Auber"s Vendôme en Espagne (1823)
Mahomet II in Rossini"s Le siège de Corinthe (1826)
Banquo in Chélard"s Macbeth (1827).