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Jules Massenet

1842 - 1912

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Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl emil fʁedeʁik masnɛ]; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (1884) and Werther (1892). He also composed oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, incidental music, piano pieces, songs and other music. While still a schoolboy, Massenet was admitted to France's principal music college, the Paris Conservatoire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jules Massenet is the 77th most popular composer (down from 64th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from France (down from 264th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Composer.

Jules Massenet is most famous for his operas. He composed the operas "Manon," "Thais," "Werther," "Esclarmonde," and "Le Cid."

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Among composers, Jules Massenet ranks 77 out of 1,451. Before him are Alexander Borodin, François Couperin, George Gershwin, Johann Christian Bach, Alexander Scriabin, and Franz Lehár. After him are Hans Zimmer, César Franck, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Josquin des Prez, Alban Berg, and Leoš Janáček.

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Among people born in 1842, Jules Massenet ranks 6. Before him are John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Abdul Hamid II, Stéphane Mallarmé, William James, and Peter Kropotkin. After him are Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Alfred Marshall, Karl May, Dominic Savio, Josef Breuer, and Camille Flammarion. Among people deceased in 1912, Jules Massenet ranks 9. Before him are Joseph Lister, Robert Falcon Scott, August Strindberg, Thomas Andrews, Frédéric Passy, and Auguste Beernaert. After him are Bram Stoker, Edward Smith, Frederick VIII of Denmark, Karl May, Jack Phillips, and Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jules Massenet ranks 294 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Bonaparte (1778), Hugues de Payens (1074), Simone Weil (1909), Raymond Poincaré (1860), Paul Signac (1863), and Vincent de Paul (1581). After him are Georges Méliès (1861), Carlo Buonaparte (1746), François Quesnay (1694), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Charles Fourier (1772), and Ferdinand Foch (1851).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jules Massenet ranks 12. Before him are Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Charles Gounod (1818), Erik Satie (1866), Gabriel Fauré (1845), and François Couperin (1668). After him are Josquin des Prez (1450), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), Olivier Messiaen (1908), Pierre Boulez (1925), Francis Poulenc (1899), and Arthur Honegger (1892).

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