Le Page, François
(1709–1782)
Le Page, François (27 February 1709, Joinville; 1782 ?, Paris) was a celebrated and talented bass , and, like every operatic bass, he was preferred for the roles of priests, kings, gods, oracles, and other sages presumed to have an extraordinary knowledge of life or unusual insights into the future. Le Page was quite versatile in this respect, because he was charged not only with announcing “les ordres suprêmes” of gods and kings, but Comique, grave, sérieux, Le Page remplit tous les rôles…