Nicolas Racot de Grandval: La Matrône d'Ephèse (Dominique Visse) 

Nicolas Racot of Grandval, born in 1676 in Paris where he died on 16 November 1753, was a French composer, harpsichordist and author.
Son of an actor and painter Daniel Racot of Grandval and Marguerite Poirier, he joined a troupe of itinerant actors from an early age, and then moved to Paris, where he joined Dancourt in the Comédie-Française. At the same time, he accompanied on harpsichord most entertainments and ballets given at Versailles in 1695 and 1696.
Author of many comedies and a few tragedies, most of which have not been printed, he also composed music for several plays, including for Dancourt and Marc-Antoine Legrand. He became organist at St. Eustache.