Gélin, Nicolas (15 November 1726, Prangey; 22 or 23 December 1810, Creil-sur-Oise), vocalist, made his debut at the Opéra in 1750 in Mondonville’s Le Carnaval du Parnasse. He was endowed with a striking bass voice and replaced Chassé de Chinais when he retired. Gélin’s association with the Royal Academy of Music lasted until 1779, when he was awarded a pension of 2,000 livres. A year later, in 1780, the king raised this amount to 3,000 livres, because Gélin had served in the Music of the…