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Jules Massenet
A composer of the late 19th century, Jules Massenet is best known for his
operas, three of which are performed regularly: Werther, Manon and Thaïs, from
which the famous "Méditation" is taken. Jules-Émile-Frédéric Massenet was born
on May 12, 1842, the son of an industrialist and forge master specializing in
the production of blades for scythes, in Montaud, now part of Saint-Étienne. At
the age of six, his family moved to Paris and he began piano lessons with his
mother, before entering the Conservatoire national de musique in 1851, where he
studied piano with Adolphe Laurent, or...
