Massenet entered the Conservatoire at six and never really left French musical life: the Prix de Rome, the war of 1870, the premieres of Manon and Werther and Thaïs, the singers he wrote for, and the rehearsal rooms of the Opéra-Comique — recalled with charm and considerable tactical modesty.
French opera from inside, by the man who wrote Manon. Download the free EPUB.