Clairval, real name Jean-Baptiste Guignard, (27 April 1735, Étampes – 1795, Paris) was an 18th-century French operatic singer (tenor), 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 (part of Tom Jones) by Philidor1765: La fée Urgèle (part of Robert, a knight) by Egidio Duni1768: Le Huron (an officer), by Grétry1769: Le tableau parlant (part of Pierrot), by Grétry1769: Le déserteur (part of Montauciel), by Monsigny1771: Zémire et Azor, (part of Azor), by Grétry1776: Les mariages samnites (part of Agathis), by Grétry1778: L'amant jaloux, (part of Don Alonze), by Grétry1779: Aucassin et Nicolette (Aucassin), by Grétry1781: Les maris corrigés (part of Germival), comedy in verse by La Chabeaussière1784: Richard Cœur-de-Lion, (part of Blondel, in which he excelled), by Grétry1785: L'amant statue, (part of M. Michu), by Nicolas Dalayrac1791: L'aristocrate ou le convalescent de qualité, by Fabre d'Églantine (28 January)
