Difference between revisions of "Jules Massenet"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
* Thäis | * Thäis | ||
* '''Thérèse''' | * '''Thérèse''' | ||
| + | * '''Don Quichotte''' | ||
* Roma | * Roma | ||
Revision as of 21:53, September 28, 2008
Jules-Émile-Frédéric Massenet (1842 – 1912) was a French composer best known for his operas. He won the Prix de Rome in 1863. Massenet was a leading opera composer like Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.
Massenet was one of the best-respected French composers of his day. He was, a member of the Academy and a professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire. [1]
Some works
- Les deux boursiers
- David Rizzio (Grand Prix de Roma)
- Manon
- Le Cid
- Le Mage
- Werther
- Thäis
- Thérèse
- Don Quichotte
- Roma
See also
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Gioacchino Rossini
- Maurice Ravel
- Romantic period (music)
- Classical period (music)
External links
References
- Irvine, Demar: Massenet: A Chronicle of his Life and Times Amadeus Press, 1994.