Duplant, Françoise-Claude-Marie-Rosalie Campagne
(*1745)> VOCALIST
Duplant, Françoise-Claude-Marie-Rosalie Campagne (24 August 1745, Versailles; ?), vocalist, entered the chorus at the Opéra in 1761 and made her debut there as a singer on 18 February 1762 in Iphise of Les Festes vénitiennes. She was a handsome woman possessing a voice of unusual range and volume, and her presence on the stage was especially effective in dramatic roles. She performed in major parts almost immediately: Herminie in Tancrède, Melpomene in Les Festes de Thalie, and the title role…