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Composer of the Week

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Episode 2: Rivals and Benefactors

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod reveals some of the colleagues who assisted Massenet on his way to stardom and the competitors who surrounded him in the cut-throat world of the Parisian opera scene. Show more

Composer of the Week

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Episode 3: Literary Leanings

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod explores the narrative sources that caught Massenet's dramatic eye, including the legend of El Cid and Goethe's autobiographical novel The sorrows of Young Werther. Show more

Composer of the Week

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Episode 4: The Ladies' Man

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod introduces some of the female singers who were most important to Massenet: those who inspired him and, through their performances, made his music famous. Show more