Dun, Jean

Dun, Jean (?; 1772 ?), vocalist, was born into a family of musicians attached to the Opéra, which he entered in 1716 as a member of the chorus. He began to appear in small roles as a bass in 1717, and he was promoted gradually to a position of greater responsibility. He remained with the company as a vocalist until 1741, and he then entered the orchestra to play the bass viol until 1759. Thus, he spent no fewer than 43 years at the Royal Academy of Music as a singer or instrumentalist. The…