Solié, Jean-Pierre (1755–1812)

French singer, cellist, and composer. A chorister at Nîmes Cathedral, he learnt the cello from his father and played in local theatres. He made his debut as a singer in 1778, and from 1787 was at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, rising to become its leading baritone. Many of Méhul's roles were written for him. From about 1790 he also had success as an opera composer.

Works 33 opéras-comiques, for example Jean et Geneviève (1792), Le Jockey (1796), Le Secret, Le Chapitre second (1799), Mademoiselle de Guise, Le Diable à quatre (1809), Les Ménestrels (1811).