Boutelou

Boutelou , singer, has left no record of his birth, death, or complete name, although his bellicose disposition led him into troubles with the police after he had consumed too much wine. He was attached to the chapel of Louis XIV, who took a special interest in him on account of the effectiveness of his voice. The king saw to it that his singer was well supplied with food and money whether he was in or out of prison. Boutelou appears to have made his debut as a shepherd in Issy in 1698, and he…