Bérard, Jean-Antoine
(1710–1772)> FRENCH TENOR
Bérard, Jean-Antoine (1710, Lunel; 1 December 1772, Paris), French tenor, made his debut at the Opéra in 1733, when he appeared in Thétis et Pélée (see seventeenth-century volume for Thétis et Pélée), but management was not satisfied with his performances and asked him to withdraw from the company. Bérard left the royal troupe, therefore, and he offered his services to the Italian company now back in Paris after the death of Mme de Maintenon. He enjoyed a more cordial reception at the…