Joseph Quesnel

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Joseph Quesnel (15 November 1746 – 3 July 1809) was a French Canadian composer, poet, and playwright. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Colinette and Lucas et Cécile; the former is considered to be the first Canadian opera.

Quesnel's son Jules Maurice Quesnel travelled with Simon Fraser on his journey to the Pacific Ocean; the town of Quesnel, British Columbia is named for him. Quesnel was also the subject of the comic opera Le Père des amours, written by Eugene Lapierre in 1942.

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