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On that day 18 February
Work
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame
In his memoirs, Massenet writes that a complete libretto was sent to him anonymously at a time when he had just resolved never to compose for the stage again. Beside himself with enthusiasm for what h...
Work
Hélène
“I’m beginning to believe that Hélène is the best I’ve ever done in the theatre,” enthused Saint-Saëns about his poème lyrique, for which he wrote both the music and the libretto, honouring the commis...
Person
BURTY Marc
Compositeur. Ancien professeur du Lycée de Lyon et membre de la société d'éducation de Lyon. Auteur de nombreuses pièces originales et inspirées des opéras célèbres, essentiellement pour le piano, pub...
Person
HALPHEN Fernand
Halphen studied the violin with Marsick and took private lessons with Fauré before entering the composition class at the Paris Conservatoire in 1891. A student first of Ernest Guiraud then, after his ...
Person
LALOY Louis
Musicologue et sinologue, professeur d'histoire de la musique à la Sorbonne et au Conservatoire national de musique, professeur d'esthétique à l'Institut des hautes-études chinoises, critique littérai...
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