Mariko Anraku, associate principal harpist at the Metropolitan Opera, and Emmanuel Pahud, principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic, get together to play chamber music. We feature the famous ...

Symphony Sundays aims to share some of the greatest recent performances given by our indoor ensembles. Our first post features the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Professor Adam Bodony, ...

If people know Jules Massenet’s 1894 “Thaïs” at all, it’s for the violin interlude “Meditation” that’s a staple at pops concerts and weddings. But the Manhattan School of Music’s charming production ...

South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na is working on a new gala program ahead of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The 19-year-old has switched her music to "Meditation from Thais" by Jules Massenet.

Jules Massenet’s Thaïs was once nearly a staple of the operatic repertoire but faded from view outside of France by the mid-20th century. The 1894 work is a heady mixture of repressed passion and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Spoleto Festival Orchestra will perform during the opera “Thais.” Credit: Spoleto Festival USA ...

Poor Jules Massenet. How could the most successful French opera composer of his generation fall so far out of fashion? Perhaps the new 23-CD box set of Massenet's music, marking the 100th anniversary ...