Hardouin
(†1725)> VOCALIST
Hardouin (?, Tréguier; circa 1725, Paris?), vocalist, joined the Royal Academy of Music in 1694 after having sung in provincial cathedrals of France. He was commissioned to replace Moreau as first bass at the Opéra, a rank that he held in the hierarchy of the Royal Academy of Music until 1697, when Thévenard was able to dislodge him from this favored position on account of his waning popularity. Hardouin remained with the Opéra for 23 years, however, because he refused to be discouraged by the…