Prosper Dérivis
also Nicolas-Prosper Dérivis
Birthplace: Paris, French EmpireForbes, E. (1992) 'Dérivis: (2) (Nicholas) Prosper Dérivis', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1128.Wikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.
Prosper Dérivis was a French bass, son of the bass Henri-Étienne DérivisWikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 185., who created Zaccaria in Verdi's Nabucco at La Scala in 1842 and Pagano in I Lombardi alla prima crociata there in 1843Forbes, E. (1992) 'Dérivis: (2) (Nicholas) Prosper Dérivis', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1128.Wikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 185.. He studied at the Paris ConservatoireWikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 185. and made his debut at the Opéra in 1831Forbes, E. (1992) 'Dérivis: (2) (Nicholas) Prosper Dérivis', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1128.Wikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 185., going on to create Nevers in Les Huguenots, Balducci in Benvenuto Cellini and Félix in Donizetti's Les martyrsForbes, E. (1992) 'Dérivis: (2) (Nicholas) Prosper Dérivis', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1128.Wikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.. In Vienna in 1842 he created the Prefect in Linda di ChamounixForbes, E. (1992) 'Dérivis: (2) (Nicholas) Prosper Dérivis', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1128.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.. Back at the Opéra, he sang Ferrando in the first Le trouvère in 1857Wikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 185., and he later taught at the ConservatoireWikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714..
Creations
- Pagano — I Lombardi alla prima crociata
- Fernand — Il trovatore (Paris, 1857)
- Zaccaria — Nabucco
Written from
- Forbes, E. (1992) 'Dérivis: (2) (Nicholas) Prosper Dérivis', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1128.
- Wikipedia (2026) Prosper Dérivis. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).
- Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 713-714.
- Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Dérivis, Prosper', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 185.