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
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
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on the final years of Massenet's career, which included a surprise flop and a new relationship with the theatre in Monte Carlo. Show more
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
