Cochereau, Jacques (?; 17 July 1734, Paris), vocalist, left the army in Lille to sing in the chorus of the opera in this city. He married here, but he set out for Paris with his wife shortly after their wedding. He and Mme Cochereau were received into the Royal Academy of Music shortly after their arrival in the French capital, and he became the voice teacher of the daughters of Philippe d’Orléans. Cochereau was quite successful at the Opéra, and he became one of the leading tenors at the…