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Joseph Caillot
Joseph Caillot (Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris, 24 January 1733 – Paris, 30 September 1816) was a French actor and singer
He was endowed with a very wide compass which enabled him to sing as a basse taille (bass-baritone), but also to reach up to the haute-contre tones. According to Rodolfo Celletti "he was a baritenor and a bass at the same time": Grétry and Monsigny used to notate his parts in the bass clef, but to set them
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The "Nouveau dictionnaire proverbial, satirique et burlesque, plus complet que ceux qui ont paru jusqu'a ce jour, a l'usage de tout le monde" which he published in 1826 was little more than a copy of the "Dictionaire comique, satyrique, critique, burlesque, libre & proverbial" by Philibert-Joseph Le Roux.
External links.
- Antoine Caillot on data.bnf.fr
- Antoine Caillot on Wikisource