Poirier, François
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Poirier, François (?; ?), singer, has left no indication of the circumstances surrounding his birth and death. He was a musician in the royal household when he received a royal directive in the spring of 1745 to prepare for admission into the Royal Academy of Music. Like Latour, he was a tenor and was charged with the responsibility of substituting for the celebrated Jélyotte . He had two opportunities to distinguish himself during revivals of Les Festes d’Hébé in 1747 and of Zoroastre in 1756…