#massenet

[chicinsilk]

Christian Dior Spring/Summer 1950 Haute Couture Collection "Massenet" wedding dress. Photo Willy Maywald.

Christian Dior Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1950 Robe de mariée "Massenet". Photo Willy Maywald.

#christian dior #collection haute couture #french designer #french style #fashion 50s #1950 #spring/summer #printemps/été #willy maywald #massenet #wedding dress #robe de mariée #notre dame de paris

[nablah]

[ID: A meme featuring 3 operas by Jules Massenet. The first is Werther, with the words "Regular Couple", then Don Quichotte, with the words "Yaoi Couple", then Cendrillon, with the words "Yuri Couple". The last image is of Jules Massenet with the words "I see no difference, Love is Love" /end]

#crossposting from twt for operablr #opera #massenet

[opera-ghosts]

On August 13. 1912 the french Composer Jules Massenet (1842-1912) died in Paris. Here we see a original letter and a antique Postcard. Operas like “Werther” and “Manon” are performed around the world.

#Jules Massenet #Massenet #composer #classical composer #Romantic era #opera #bel canto #aria #music history #classical music #Manon #classical studies #Werther #classical musican #classical musicians #poscard #ballet #oratorio #Paris Conservatoire #opéra-comique #Royal Opera House #Covent Garden #Paris Opéra #La Scala #verismo #Méditation #intermezzo #Thaïs #Opéra Garnier #historian of music

[rayatii]

So I was thinking of Manon (as in, the opera by Massenet), and I remembered some fun details that I noticed as a French speaker, specifically concerning the names of the 3 young ladies that Guillot is hanging around in acts 1 and 3 (and that Manon admires in her act 1 aria):

Poussette literally means "stroller" (as in, the vehicle you push small children in) in French XD

Javotte is Drizella's name in the French dub of Disney's Cinderella (apparently, it's meant to be a diminutive of Geneviève or something? but idk).

While it's true that Rosette is a French diminutive of Rose, it's also a word with several different meanings, including a bowknot (you know, the type of knot that shoelaces are typically tied in).

#raya refects #raya réfléchit #raya speaks french #raya parle français #opera #manon #massenet #jules massenet

[mikrokosmos]

classical morning playlist

been putting together some favorites to start the day with. what would you add to this list?

#classical music #morning #morning playlist #beethoven #chopin #schubert #massenet #stravinsky #prokofiev #albeniz #poulenc #mahler #tcherepnin #max richter #liszt #bach #js bach #oswald russell #saint-saens #debussy #mozart #bortkiewicz #david bruce #ligeti #strauss #part #leonin #perotin #ravel #haydn

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

what is the best tenor aria and why is it pourquoi me réveiller

#opera tag #opera #tenors… #werther #pourquoi me réveiller #massenet #jules massenet #i mean…am i wrong?

[muchadoabout]

Werther at the Baden-Baden Festival 2024

Music Direction Thomas Hengelbrock Producer Robert Carsen Werther Jonathan Tetelman Charlotte Kate Lindsey Sophie Elsa Benoit Albert Nikolai Zemlianskikh | 26.11.2023

Carsen's new production of Werther was an interesting one. We first saw Werther walking in a windowless library surrounded only by bookshelves. As the music progressed, he focused his attention on one particular book (most likely Goethe's Werther). Suddenly, extras emerged and started reading the same type of book Werther was currently reading. There was no interaction; everyone was immersed in their own readings.

Throughout the opera, I found myself pondering the intention of this production. Much of Werther's libretto talks about themes of nature and seasons. Yet, the staging was confined in a closed space.

The director seemed to hint at the symbolism of seasons through the book pages that fell from the balcony, synonymous with the falling leaves of autumn. By the final act, there were no more books on the shelves. They had piled up, forming a mountain where a dying Werther lay on top of it. The autumn had passed, and now it was winter.

Tetelman, as Werther, never shied away from showing off his ringing tenor voice. His "Pourquoi me réveiller?" was executed without any hesitation. His acting, however, could be histrionic. At one point, he was squirming on the floor as he realised that he had lost Charlotte forever. If there was only one criticism to be made, this aspect would be it.

As Werther's object of obsession, Charlotte suffered her own dilemma. Here, Lindsey brought the character to life with her supple lyric mezzo and charismatic stage presence. Her peak moment was in her Letter Aria, where she expressed Charlotte's inner conflict in a palpable manner without being excessive in her acting.

The rest of the principal roles were vocally charming. Zemlianskikh delivered a convincing performance of the stolid Albert. Benoit, as Sophie, infused the cheerful spirit into the melancholic air of the opera.

The roles of the Bailiff, his friends, and Charlotte's young siblings have been altered to fit the director's vision. Instead of depicting familial relationships, they were portrayed merely as the staff and visitors of the library. This radical change consequently made the motive of Werther's storyline less impactful.

Hengelbrock's persuasive conducting was something to write home about. After the intermission, the conductor led the orchestra in La Nuit de Noël. The stage was still being prepared behind the curtain. For four minutes, I set aside my thinking about this overstylised production and absorbed myself in Massenet's finest music.

#Werther #Massenet #Jonathan Tetelman #Kate Lindsey #Nikolai Zemlianskikh #Elsa Benoit #Baden-Baden #Opera #Opera diary

[malusienki]

hi i have rlly sloppy handwriting …,, i’m super excited to work on the act 3 outfit because FANCY!!! she gets a ffancy hat like my marguerite

#opera tag #manon #massenet

[liricamundi]

RENATA SCOTTO as Charlotte im MASSENET's *Werther* with Sherryl Parrish, Stephen Dickson & ALFREDO KRAUS as Werther. San Francisco Opera House, USA 🇺🇲. Copyright ©️ Getty Images.

#lirica mundi #4opera+love #renata scotto #massenet #werther #scotto the last great diva #alfredo kraus

[vera-dauriac]

Christmas opera

#werther #massenet #paris opera #this really is peak hot jonas #i'm already drooling and he hasn't even stepped on stage #opera

[4operalove]

Beverly Sills

MASSENET

Thaiss

#beverly sills #massenet #thaiss

[operaqueen]

Joan Sutherland - Esclarmonde

#Joan Sutherland #Massenet #Opera #Esclarmonde

[opera-ghosts]

May 24, 1899: At the Opéra-Comique, Paris finds the world premiere of the opera “Cendrillon” by Jules Massenet.

The title role sang Julia Guiraudon, which 5 years after this performance , the Henri Cain librettists of this opera got married.

Cain wrote several librettos for Jules Massenet and was also known as a painter.

#opera #classical music #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #aria #classical studies #Cendrillon #Jules Massenet #Massenet #Julia Guiraudon #Lyric soprano #soprano #Henri Cain #Cain #dramatist #librettist #opera singer #classical singer #classical singing #classical composers #classical musician #classical muscians #musicians #musician #diva #prima donna #classical history #maestro

[chansondefortunio]

Top 05: Opera Couples?

omg. I am embarrassingly late to this ask! sorry about that...

5. Gonsalve and the clock, Ravel's L'Heure Espagnole

No context!

4. Helene and Paris, Offenbach's La Belle Helene

i am exclusively referring to the relationship displayed in this operetta and not in the original myth.

Paris got himself a hot older woman... i support it

3. Hoffmann and Nicklausse, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann

i just think theyre CUTE together! and the symbolic interpretation is cool too ! artist and the muse

2. Francesca and Lazaro, Bachelet's Scemo.

i support Francesca cheating on Giovann no I will not elaborate (unless someone asks me to)

1. Fanny and Jean, Massenet's Sapho

THEY ARE TOXIC! they are BAD FOR EACHOTHER!

Jean can't let go of the past... Fanny wants to run away from it...

but there is something very beautiful and naive about their relationship... the best part about this couple is that Fanny knew that it was best to end it.

thanks so much for the ask :)

#opera #opera tag #offenbach couples < #3 #stanning him rn #massenet #les contes d'hoffmann

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

unfortunately for all of you i have remembered that this duet exists

#opera tag #opera #cendrillon #cinderella #massenet #jules massenet #tara erraught #lionel lhote #this duet just…tears my heart out #Youtube

[malusienki]

hear me out… manon x abba’s ‘head over heels’

#misc #manon opera #i guess i’ll tag it #manon #massenet #“she’s a girl with a taste for the world” #“running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace” #do u see it..