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'''Pierre Jélyotte''' (April 13, 1713, [[Lasseube]] – September 11, 1797, [[Oloron]]) was a French operatic [[tenor]], particularly associated with works by Rameau, Lully, Campra, and Destouches.


[[File:Jélyotte_by_Coypel.jpg|thumb|210px|<div align="center">''Pierre Jélyotte in the Role of the Nymph Plataea in [[Jean-Philippe Rameau]]'s Comic Opera [[Platée|Platée ou Junon jalouse]]'' by [[Charles Antoine Coypel]] (''c''. 1745)<BR/>Paris, [[Musée du Louvre]]</div>]]
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==Life and career==


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'''Pierre Jélyotte''' (13 April 1713 &ndash; 11 September 1797) was a French operatic [[tenor]], particularly associated with works by [[Jean-Philippe Rameau|Rameau]], [[Jean-Baptiste Lully|Lully]], [[André Campra|Campra]], [[Jean-Joseph de Mondonville|Mondonville]] and [[André Cardinal Destouches|Destouches]].
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Born '''Pierre Grichon''', he studied in Toulouse (voice, harpsichord, guitar, violin, composition) and made his stage debut in Paris as a singer at the [[Concert Spirituel]] in 1733.


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==Life and career==
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That same year, he made his debut at the [[Opéra de Paris]], in ''Les fêtes grecques et romaines'', by [[François Colin de Blamont]]. He thereafter created several roles in opera by [[Jean Philippe Rameau]], such as; ''[[Hippolyte et Aricie]]'', ''[[Les Indes galantes]]'', ''[[Dardanus (opera)|Dardanus]]'', and ''[[Zoroastre]]'', as well as in opera by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[André Campra]], and [[André Cardinal Destouches]]. In all he sang some 150 roles.
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Born '''Pierre Grichon''' in [[Lasseube]], he studied in Toulouse (voice, harpsichord, guitar, violin, composition) and made his stage debut in Paris as a singer at the [[Concert Spirituel]] in 1733.


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That same year, he made his debut at the [[Opéra de Paris]], in ''Les fêtes grecques et romaines'', by [[François Colin de Blamont]]. He thereafter created several roles in opera by [[Jean Philippe Rameau|Jean-Philippe Rameau]], such as; ''[[Hippolyte et Aricie]]'', ''[[Les Indes galantes]]'', ''[[Dardanus (opera)|Dardanus]]'', and ''[[Zoroastre]]'', as well as in opera by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[André Campra]], and [[André Cardinal Destouches]]. In all he sang some 150 roles.
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He often appeared at Court in [[Fontainebleau]], where he sang Daphnis in ''Daphnis et Alcinadure'' by [[Jean-Joseph de Mondonville]], and Colin in ''[[Le devin du village]]'' by [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]].


[[File:Tocqué Pierre de Jélyotte.jpg|thumb|left|[[Louis Tocqué]], 1755, ''Portrait de Pierre de Jélyotte (Portrait of Actor as Apollo)'', oil on canvas, 82 × 72 cm (32.3 × 28.3 in), [[Hermitage Museum]]]]
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In 1755, he retired from the Opéra, singing in ''[[Castor et Pollux]]'', but continued singing at Fontainebleau until 1765. He then joined the "'''Orchestre du Roi'''" (the King's Orchestra) as a violinist and guitarist, and later joined the private orchestra of [[Madame de Pompadour]] as a cellist, and wrote a few "comédie-ballet", notably ''Zeliska''.
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He often appeared at Court in [[Fontainebleau]], where he sang Daphnis in ''[[Daphnis et Alcimadure]]'' by [[Jean-Joseph de Mondonville]], and Colin in ''[[Le devin du village]]'' by [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]].

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In 1755, he retired from the Opéra, singing in ''[[Castor et Pollux]]'', but continued singing at court until 1765. He then joined the "Orchestre du Roi" (the King's Orchestra) as a violinist and guitarist, and later joined the private orchestra of [[Madame de Pompadour]] as a cellist, and wrote a few "comédies-ballets", notably ''Zeliska''. He died, aged 84, in [[Oloron]].


Widely regarded as the "greatest singer of Europe" in his time, his voice type was then known as [[haute-contre]], his voice was by all account powerful, and in some ways prefigured a new vocal type closer to the [[tenor]] as we know it today, opening the doors to a new style of singing, as [[Adolphe Nourrit]] and [[Gilbert Duprez]] would soon demonstrate.
Widely regarded as the "greatest singer of Europe" in his time, his voice type was then known as [[haute-contre]], his voice was by all account powerful, and in some ways prefigured a new vocal type closer to the [[tenor]] as we know it today, opening the doors to a new style of singing, as [[Adolphe Nourrit]] and [[Gilbert Duprez]] would soon demonstrate.
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==Sources==
==Sources==


* ''Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique'', R. Mancini & J-J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), ISBN 2-213-01563-6
* ''Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique'', R. Mancini & J-J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), {{ISBN|2-213-01563-5}}


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Latest revision as of 05:19, 17 February 2024

Pierre Jélyotte in the Role of the Nymph Plataea in Jean-Philippe Rameau's Comic Opera Platée ou Junon jalouse by Charles Antoine Coypel (c. 1745)
Paris, Musée du Louvre

Pierre Jélyotte (13 April 1713 – 11 September 1797) was a French operatic tenor, particularly associated with works by Rameau, Lully, Campra, Mondonville and Destouches.

Life and career[edit]

Born Pierre Grichon in Lasseube, he studied in Toulouse (voice, harpsichord, guitar, violin, composition) and made his stage debut in Paris as a singer at the Concert Spirituel in 1733.

That same year, he made his debut at the Opéra de Paris, in Les fêtes grecques et romaines, by François Colin de Blamont. He thereafter created several roles in opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, such as; Hippolyte et Aricie, Les Indes galantes, Dardanus, and Zoroastre, as well as in opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, André Campra, and André Cardinal Destouches. In all he sang some 150 roles.

Louis Tocqué, 1755, Portrait de Pierre de Jélyotte (Portrait of Actor as Apollo), oil on canvas, 82 × 72 cm (32.3 × 28.3 in), Hermitage Museum

He often appeared at Court in Fontainebleau, where he sang Daphnis in Daphnis et Alcimadure by Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, and Colin in Le devin du village by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

In 1755, he retired from the Opéra, singing in Castor et Pollux, but continued singing at court until 1765. He then joined the "Orchestre du Roi" (the King's Orchestra) as a violinist and guitarist, and later joined the private orchestra of Madame de Pompadour as a cellist, and wrote a few "comédies-ballets", notably Zeliska. He died, aged 84, in Oloron.

Widely regarded as the "greatest singer of Europe" in his time, his voice type was then known as haute-contre, his voice was by all account powerful, and in some ways prefigured a new vocal type closer to the tenor as we know it today, opening the doors to a new style of singing, as Adolphe Nourrit and Gilbert Duprez would soon demonstrate.

Sources[edit]

  • Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique, R. Mancini & J-J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), ISBN 2-213-01563-5
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