Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard

Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard (born Orleans or Paris, 10 August 1669 - died Paris 24 August 1741) was a French operatic baritone ("basse taille").

Arriving in Paris in 1690, he studied under the composer André Cardinal Destouches and went on to become a member of the Académie Royale de Musique. He was notable for playing tragic roles that made use of his skill at declamatory recitatives. He appeared in over 80 tragédies en musique and opéras ballet before finally retiring in 1729.

Roles created

*Hylas in Destouches's "Issé" (1698)
*The title role in Destouches's "Amadis de Grèce" (1699)
*The title role in André Campra's "Tancrède" (Paris, 1702)
*Oreste in Campra's "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Paris, 1705)
*Atlas in Campra's "Alcine" (Paris, 1704)
*Jupiter in Marin Marais's "Sémélé" (Paris, 1709)
*Carnaval/Léandre in Campra's "Les fêtes vénitiennes" (Paris, 1710)

ources

*Cyr, Mary (1992), 'Thévenard, Gabriel-Vincent' in "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7