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Dumesnil (also known as Louis Gaulard Dumesny) (fl. 1677–1700, died 1702) was a French operatic tenor.〔Weller, Philip (1992), 'Dumesnil' in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7〕 His surname is sometimes found spelt Duménil, Dumény, du Mény, or Du Mesny. Little is known about Dumesnil's early life, legend has it that he was working as a cook when Jean-Baptiste Lully heard him singing and was impressed by his natural and well focused voice, his vocal range was then known as haute-contre. He made his stage debut in 1677,〔In fact, Dumesny (spelt Du Mesnil) is already cited as a member of the chorus performing the Hours of the Day, in the 1776 libretto of Lully's ''Atys'' (accessible for free online at (Gallica - B.N.F. )).〕 singing a small part in ''Isis'', and then went on creating all roles within his range in a series of operas by Lully. After Lully's death he created several other roles in operas by different composers, notably Pascal Collasse, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, André Campra, and André Cardinal Destouches. An excellent actor with a powerful voice, he seemed to have learned all his roles by memory as he did not know how to read music. Reputed as a libertine, and for his dispute with La Maupin. ==Roles created== * 1682: The title role in ''Persée'' by Lully * 1684: The title role in ''Amadis'' by Lully * 1686: Renaud in ''Armide'' by Lully * 1686; Acis in ''Acis et Galatée'' by Lully * 1687: Achille in ''Achille et Polyxène'' by Lully and Collasse * 1689: Pélée in ''Thétis et Pélée'' by Collasse * 1690: Énée in ''Énée et Lavinie'' by Collasse * 1693: Énée in ''Didon'' by Henri Desmarets * 1693: Jason in ''Médée'' by Marc-Antoine Charpentier * 1697: Octavio in ''L'Europe galante'' by André Campra * 1697: Philémon in ''Issé'' by Destouches * 1697: Adonis in ''Vénus et Adonis'' by Henri Desmarets * 1699: in ''Amadis de Grèce'' by Destouches 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Gaulard Dumesny」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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