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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
toggle caption Ari Magg/Deutsche GrammophonFrench 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
toggle caption Topical Press Agency/Getty Images'Herodiade' at Vlaamse Opera, Belgium. Annemie Augustijns/courtesy of Vlaamse Opera hide caption
toggle caption Annemie Augustijns/courtesy of Vlaamse OperaA 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
toggle caption Michael Pöhn/Wiener StaatsoperHear An Introduction To 'Werther'
Some dismiss the music of Jules Massenet as "fluff" — but not Nicholas Cords. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
toggle caption Wikimedia CommonsDon 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'
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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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