Œdipe à Colone (English Wikipedia)

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The first performer Louis-Claude-Armand Chardin, known under the Italianized stage-name of "M. Chardini" (also spelt "Chardiny), was numbered, in the company of the Paris Opéra, among the basse-tailles (bass-baritones); in actual fact, however, the part of Thésée was notated in the tenor clef in the original score; as a tenor part it has been classed in the modern score edited by Éditions ELPE-Musique, Moulins-Engilbert (cfr. ELPE-Musique – Œdipe à Colone, p. 12), and to tenors, such as Juan Oncina, Daniel Galvez-Vallejo, Tony Boutté, it has always been entrusted in radio and disc recordings. Œdipe à Colone. Opéra en trois Actes, Représenté, pour la première fois, devant leurs Majestés à Versailles le 4 Janvier 1786, et par l'Académie Royale de Musique le 1er Fevrier 1787 (in French). Paris: Magnian. n.d. – via Gallica.

Erroneously ascribed to the contralto voice (which was absolutely unusual in the 18th century French operatic production) by Casaglia and Italianopera.org, probably by reason of its being notated in the alto clef, normally used in France for haute-contre parts.