Jules Massenet

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]

## Contents

* 1 Some works
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 References

## Some works[edit]

* Les deux boursiers (never performed)
* David Rizzio (Grand Prix de Roma)
* Manon
* Le Cid
* Le Mage
* Werther
* Thaïs (Méditation)
* Thérèse
* Don Quichotte
* Roma

## See also[edit]

* Ludwig van Beethoven
* Gioacchino Rossini
* Maurice Ravel
* Romantic period (music)
* Classical period (music)

## External links[edit]

* Jules Massenet
* Jules Massenet

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Jules Massenet

* Irvine, Demar: Massenet: A Chronicle of his Life and Times Amadeus Press, 1994.