▁Deb uss y . ▁Through ▁music - making ▁and ▁time ▁spent ▁at ▁the ▁Villa ▁Med ici ▁in ▁Rome , ▁he ▁became ▁good ▁friends ▁with ▁Jules ▁Mass en et . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁at ▁the ▁Villa ▁Med ici ▁in ▁Rome , ▁his ▁reserved ▁person ality ▁did ▁not ▁serve ▁him ▁well . ▁" B ourg ault - D uc oud ray ▁was ▁reserved ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁mix ▁too ▁frequently ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁p ension ers " ▁( I rv ine , ▁p .   3 0 ). ▁Jules ▁Mass en et ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁p ension ers . ▁Mass en et ▁had ▁come ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁Bour g ault - D uc oud ray . ▁Mass en et ▁wrote ▁to ▁Am bro ise ▁Thomas ▁about ▁an ▁encounter ▁with ▁Bour g ault - D uc oud ray . ▁Ir v ine ▁summar izes : ▁" One ▁morning ▁in ▁March ▁( 1 8 6 4 ), ▁the ▁reserved ▁Bour g ault - D uc oud ray ▁had ▁finally ▁paid ▁Mass en et ▁a ▁visit . ▁They ▁played ▁bits ▁of ▁Bach ' s ▁St ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion ▁and ▁other ▁Pass ions , ▁which ▁Bour g ault ▁had ▁not ▁known ▁before . ▁Early ▁in ▁April ▁( 1 8 6 4 ), ▁Bour g ault ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Nap les , ▁expecting ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Rome ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁summer ▁months ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁en vo i ". ▁His ▁second ▁en vo i ▁[ first ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁at ▁present ] ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁opera