Poussin, Mme

Poussin, Mme (?; 1743 ?), vocalist, appeared on the operatic scene as early as 1699, when she was assigned to the chorus of the Royal Academy of Music. She was still performing this same service for the company in the revival of Le Triomphe de l’Amour during 1705, when she did Aglaure and Diane in the third and fourth entrées of this work. She was then assigned regularly to secondary rôles and to whatever comic parts were available, tasks she performed with distinction. She was given a part in…