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Víkingur Ólafsson's album was a fitting tribute to the 80th birthday of composer Philip Glass. Ari Magg/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption

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French composer Jules Massenet died 100 years ago, leaving the opera world with a wealth of elegantly composed dramas. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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'Herodiade' at Vlaamse Opera, Belgium. Annemie Augustijns/courtesy of Vlaamse Opera hide caption

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A More Spiritual Salome: Massenet's 'Hérodiade'

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Sophie Koch and Jonas Kaufmann as the star-crossed lovers in Werther. Michael Pöhn/Wiener Staatsoper hide caption

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Hear An Introduction To 'Werther'

Some dismiss the music of Jules Massenet as "fluff" — but not Nicholas Cords. Wikimedia Commons hide caption

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Don Quixote (Jose Van Dam) describes himself as a knight-errant who wanders the world righting wrongs, comforting mourners and aiding the oppressed. Johan Jacobs hide caption

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An Audio Introduction to 'Werther,' featuring Skeeter Davis

Hear an audio introduction to 'Portrait of Manon' and 'La Voix Humaine'

Italian Tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano Dies at 86

Soprano Maria Callas, rehearsing for her title role in Medea at Covent Garden in London, in 1959. John Franks/Getty Images hide caption

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Maria Callas, The Legend Who Lived for Her Art

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Mezzo-soprano Is a Full-Time Student at Interlochen

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