Massenet

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French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912)

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Arguably the most representative French opera composer of his era (the Belle Époque ), Massenet was a prolific and versatile writer whose works cover a wide variety of themes. Source: Internet

Huebner, p. 222 Huebner observes that Saint-Saëns was more conventional than Massenet so far as through composition is concerned, more often favouring discrete arias and ensembles, with less variety of tempo within individual numbers. Source: Internet

Jules Massenet and Henri Caïn’s 1899 rendition of the Cinderella story. Source: Internet

Fauser, p. 217 Unlike his protégé Fauré, or his rival Massenet, he was not drawn to the song cycle, writing only two during his long career – Mélodies persanes ("Persian Songs", 1870) and Le Cendre rouge ("The Red Ash Tree", 1914, dedicated to Fauré). Source: Internet

Retrieved 15 February 2015 (subscription required) Although Saint-Saëns maintained an amicable relationship with Massenet, he privately disliked and mistrusted him. Source: Internet

The critic Ronald Crichton writes that for all his experience and musical skill, Saint-Saëns "lacked the 'nose' of the theatre animal granted, for example, to Massenet who in other forms of music was his inferior." Source: Internet

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