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Ferdinand Prevot

Ferdinand Prevot

Ferdinand Prevot (2 May 1800 – 11 June 1879) was a French operatic bass-baritone. His surname is also found spelled as Prevot or Prevost.

He was born Pierre-Ferdinand Prevot in Caussade (Tarn-et-Garonne). He studied at the Paris Conservatory, winning the first prize in vocalisation and second prize in chant in 1823.

The son of a singer, he appeared in the Paris Opera chorus in 1818. He made his debut as a soloist in Gretry's Anacreon chez Polycrate on 15 March 1824. He enjoyed a long career creating a number of minor roles in important operas. He sometimes sang in the same performances with his son Alexis Prevot (a bass) and/or Alexandre Prevot (also a bass). Since first names are sometimes not given in the sources, it is not always possible to determine which singer is meant.

Prevot retired in 1857 and died in Vulaines in 1879.

Roles created

  • Adam in the revised version of La mort d'Abel by Rodolphe Kreutzer, 17 March 1823
  • Omar in Le siege de Corinthe by Gioachino Rossini, 9 October 1826
  • 4th Knight in Le comte Ory by Gioachino Rossini, 20 August 1828
  • Aufide in Moise et Pharaon (French version of Mose in Egitto) by Gioachino Rossini, 26 March 1827
  • Selva in La muette de Portici by Daniel Auber, 29 February 1828
  • Leuthold in William Tell by Gioachino Rossini, 3 August 1829
  • Armfelt in Gustave III by Daniel Auber, 27 February 1833
  • First man of the people in La Juive by Fromental Halevy, 23 February 1835
  • Meru in Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer, 29 February 1836
  • Teobaldo in Guido et Ginevra by Halevy, 5 March 1838
  • Bernardino in Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz, 10 September 1838
  • Fritz in Le lac des fees by Daniel Auber, 1 April 1839
  • Herald of arms in La reine de Chypre by Halevy, 22 December 1841
  • Barlow in Le vaisseau fantome by Louis Dietsch, 9 November 1842
  • References

    Ferdinand Prevot Wikipedia