Following his results, Méloni was engaged in the opera of Lyon in the sedentary troupe and for three seasons he performed the roles of his repertoire: Marcello ("La bohème"), Figaro ("The Barber of Seville"), Ourias ("Mireille"), The Vicar ("Albert Herring"), Albert ("Werther"), Valentine ("Faust"), Brissac ("Les Mousquetaires au couvent"), Silvio ("Pagliacci"), Scharpless ("Madama Butterfly"), Niklausse ("The Tales of Hoffmann"), etc.