Fact file
| Year of birth | 1842 |
| Year of death | 1912 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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ZürichManonNew production
Massenet: Manon
Marco Armiliato; Floris Visser; Zurich Opera; Dieuweke van Reij; Elsa Dreisig; Piotr Beczała
ViennaSolistenkonzert Natalie Dessay | Philippe Cassard
Schubert, Wolf, Chopin, Bellini, Massenet, Granados, Ravel, Debussy, Delibes
Natalie Dessay; Philippe Cassard
BerlinDon QuichotteNew production
Massenet: Don Quichotte
Emmanuel Villaume; Jakop Ahlbom; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Katrin Bombe; Katrin Wolfermann; Alex Esposito; Clémentine Margaine
ViennaManon
Massenet: Manon
Frédéric Chaslin; Andrei Serban; Vienna State Opera; Peter Pabst; Nino Machaidze; Juan Diego Flórez
JūrmalaJoseph Calleja & Vincenzo Scalera
Mozart, Donizetti, Massenet, Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Tosti, Vella, Donaudy, Leoncavallo
Joseph Calleja; Vincenzo Scalera
Latest reviewsSee more...
Capuçon, Shani and the Wiener Symphoniker play French music in Aix
What a day to hear an all-French programme, and with this fragile moment at its heart criticism feels futile, disrespectful even.
Intense role debut from Michael Fabiano as Werther in Sydney
The real triumph of Michael Fabiano's role debut as Werther lay in controlling the bold intensity of his voice in favour of a sweet and lower-key level of passion – a match for Massenet's frequent choice of the cello.
A fine company achievement: English National Ballet's Manon
Jurgita Dronina impresses as the heroine in this matinee performance of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's ballet at the Coliseum.
Cojocaru leads a fine cast in ENB's Manon
A performance that overflows with rich detailing in every role
A tour d'horizon of French song; Gens and Manoff enchant Oxford
Here was singing and playing to live long in the memory.
