Massenet, Jules

Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (1842-1912) was a French composer of the Romantic period. He is most famous for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. Among his best-known operas are Manon and Werther, and considerable attention is currently given to the opera Thaïs. He also wrote oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, piano pieces, songs and other compositions.