Le Froid de Méreaux, Jean-Nicolas

Le Froid de Méreaux, Jean-Nicolas (1745, Paris; 1797, Paris), composer, had the advantages of a good musical education, which he acquired under the guidance of several French and Italian teachers. He became the organist at the church of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas, where he wrote motets that enhanced his reputation as a musician, and his position did not hinder him from contributing to the repertories of the Théâtre-Italien and the Opéra. He set three librettos for the latter theatre: Alexandre…