Thaïs, Massenet's tenth completed opera, had its première at the Paris Opéra on 16 March 1894 with the American soprano Sibyl Sanderson in the title role. The libretto by Louis Gallet was based on Ana...
Massenet, Jules (1842 - 1912)
Massenets 'Werther' gelang als erstem Musiktheaterwerk nach einer Vorlage Goethes der Spagat zwischen großer Sängeroper und ambitionierter Umsetzung des literarischen Originals - und das, obwohl der W...
One of the most celebrated melodies of the 'Belle Epoque' becomes Ophee's second entry in The Guitarist's Repertoire. Using a1891 arrangement by Jaime Bosch; Ophee adds the missing dynamics and articu...
One of the world's greatest encore pieces, the 'Meditation' comes from the opera Thais, written by French composer Jules Massenet in 1893. Tha?s is based on a novel by the French author Anatole France...
The Legacy Solo Series contains masterworks meticulously edited and set beautifully by one of the most popular composers of music for students today, Larry Clark. These solos are routinely found on ma...
