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Composer of the Week: Massenet

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1842-1912)
1: In Thrall to Eros
Although he wrote a wide range of works for the theatre, from light comedies and fairy-tale fantasies to orthodox grand opera, Massenet's main appeal lies in his skill at using music to depict erotic obsession: give him a doomed relationship or a nasty case of sexual dependency, and he was away. Today's programme concentrates on two of his best-known and most popular operas - Manon and Werther- and also takes a nervous sideways look at La Navarraise. Presented by Rodney Milnes.
Producer Clive Portbury Discs
SOUNDING THE CENTURY

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Presented By:
Rodney Milnes.
Producer:
Clive Portbury Discs
Source: Radio Times

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