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Clairval, real name Jean-Baptiste Guignard, 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 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 GrétryThis opéra comique was a version of Beauty and the Beast imagined by Marmontel, where Clairval had to become ugly; but he refused to don the first scheduled disguise: an animal fur. This role was one of his best success.1773: L'Erreur d'un moment, by Monvel 1776: Les mariages samnites, by Grétry 1778: L'amant jaloux,, by Grétry 1779: Aucassin et Nicolette (Aucassin), 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 This role earned Clairval the nickname "Molé of the Comédie-italienne".