Jules Massenet (1842-1912) has been well served by Wexford Festival Opera, and this double bill of his Thérèse (1907) and La Navarraise (1894) brings the festival's tally of full-scale Massenet ...

Being a sucker for Massenet’s operas, I often grumpily wish that instead of piously reviving so many indistinguishable baroque folderols, some enlightened opera company would get to grips with the ...

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Symphony Sundays aims to share some of the greatest recent performances given by our indoor ensembles. Our first post features the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Professor Adam Bodony, ...

Beyond "Verismo": Massenet's "La Navarraise" and 'Realism' in "Fin-de-siècle" Paris Beyond "Verismo": Massenet's "La Navarraise" and 'Realism' in "Fin-de-siècle ...