Clairval
Clairval, real name Jean-Baptiste Guignard, was an 18th-century French operatic singer, comedian and librettist.
He played with the same authority drama, comedy and opera, in a considerable number of roles. Among the most notable were:
- 1765: Tom Jones by Philidor
- 1765: La fée Urgèle by Egidio Duni
- 1768: Le Huron, by Grétry
- 1769: Le tableau parlant, by Grétry
- 1769: Le déserteur, by Monsigny
- 1771: Zémire et Azor,, by Grétry
- 1776: Les mariages samnites, by Grétry
- 1778: L'amant jaloux,, by Grétry
- 1779: Aucassin et Nicolette, by Grétry
- 1781: Les maris corrigés, comedy in verse by La Chabeaussière
- 1784: Richard Cœur-de-Lion,, by Grétry
- 1785: L'amant statue,, by Nicolas Dalayrac
- 1791: L'aristocrate ou le convalescent de qualité, by Fabre d'Églantine
