Bertin, Jean-Honoré
(†1843)> VOCALIST
Bertin, Jean-Honoré , né Bertin Dilloy (?; 1843, Versailles), vocalist, learned the rudiments of singing as a choirboy and made his debut at the Opéra on 25 November 1792 in Castor et Pollux His major function was to serve as a substitute for more gifted performers, and he was attached to the company more or less in this capacity until his retirement on 1 January 1817. It should not be thought that Bertin remained waiting in the wings for stars to fall ill, however, because he shared in the…