“My name is Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl emil fʁedeʁik masnɛ];[n 1] 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912). I was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for my operas, of which I wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (1884) and Werther (1892). I also composed oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, incidental music, piano pieces, songs and other music.”