" It was another form, with such works as Le Roi de Lahore and Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, which gained him recognition.
Winning the Prix de Rome for his cantata David Rizzio, this man generated mediocre reviews with his first major work, La Grand'tante. That apathetic response caused him to serve a stint in the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War, but he returned successfully with the oratorio Marie Magdalene and the incidental music for Les Erinyes, which includes the famous song "Elegie." It was another form, with such works as Le Roi de Lahore and Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, which gained him recognition. FTP, identify this French composer, best known for his operas Thais and Manon.
Winning the Prix de Rome for his cantata David Rizzio, this man generated mediocre reviews with his first major work, La Grand'tante.
Jules Emile Frederic Massenet