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Carlo Bergonzi - Aida - Celeste Aida
Carlo Bergonzi sings Radames' first act aria from Verdi's Aida.
Tokyo, 1973.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2012/09/celeste-aida-aida.html
published: 13 Mar 2007
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Carlo Bergonzi - “Ah La paterna mano” (New York, 1983)
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing the Macbeth tenor aria with James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Orchestra and presented by Beverly Sills.
published: 26 Aug 2022
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Carlo Bergonzi. Recondita armonia. Tosca.
Carlo Bergonzi, tenor.
published: 27 Apr 2015
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Carlo Bergonzi- E lucevan le stelle (live 1959)
The great Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi (1924-) sings Cavaradossi's third act aria, E lucevan le stelle, from Puccini's opera, Tosca. Although known as one of the greatest Verdi tenors ever, here Bergonzi shows that his Puccini could be just as superb.
Live recording from 1959.
published: 06 Feb 2009
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Carlo Bergonzi - Tecnica vocale - How to sing
Carlo Bergonzi explains his vocal method con Lorenzo Arruga.
Carlo Bergonzi parla di tecnica vocale con Lorenzo Arruga.
published: 11 Feb 2011
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Una furtiva lagrima - Carlo Bergonzi 1967
published: 12 Feb 2012
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Carlo Bergonzi sings “Passione” New York (1983)
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing “Passione” Live in 1983 with James Levine at piano and introduced by Beverly Sills!! Hope to enjoy!
published: 21 Aug 2022
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Carlo BERGONZI - Ah, Manon mi tradisce. MANON LESCAUT. Puccini
published: 28 Nov 2020
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Carlo Bergonzi - L'Africaine - Oh Paradiso
Carlo Bergonzi sings an aria from Meyerbeer's L'Africaine.
1969.
published: 06 Mar 2007
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Tombe degl'avi miei Fra poco a me ricovero Carlo Bergonzi 1967
published: 15 Jun 2012
4:35
Carlo Bergonzi - Aida - Celeste Aida
Carlo Bergonzi sings Radames' first act aria from Verdi's Aida.
Tokyo, 1973.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish....
Carlo Bergonzi sings Radames' first act aria from Verdi's Aida.
Tokyo, 1973.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2012/09/celeste-aida-aida.html
https://wn.com/Carlo_Bergonzi_Aida_Celeste_Aida
Carlo Bergonzi sings Radames' first act aria from Verdi's Aida.
Tokyo, 1973.
For a free English translation, please see the following:
http://operainenglish.blogspot.it/2012/09/celeste-aida-aida.html
- published: 13 Mar 2007
- views: 107881
5:23
Carlo Bergonzi - “Ah La paterna mano” (New York, 1983)
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing the Macbeth tenor aria with James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Orchestra and presented by Beverly Sills.
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing the Macbeth tenor aria with James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Orchestra and presented by Beverly Sills.
https://wn.com/Carlo_Bergonzi_“Ah_La_Paterna_Mano”_(New_York,_1983)
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing the Macbeth tenor aria with James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Orchestra and presented by Beverly Sills.
- published: 26 Aug 2022
- views: 20581
3:19
Carlo Bergonzi- E lucevan le stelle (live 1959)
The great Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi (1924-) sings Cavaradossi's third act aria, E lucevan le stelle, from Puccini's opera, Tosca. Although known as one of th...
The great Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi (1924-) sings Cavaradossi's third act aria, E lucevan le stelle, from Puccini's opera, Tosca. Although known as one of the greatest Verdi tenors ever, here Bergonzi shows that his Puccini could be just as superb.
Live recording from 1959.
https://wn.com/Carlo_Bergonzi_E_Lucevan_Le_Stelle_(Live_1959)
The great Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi (1924-) sings Cavaradossi's third act aria, E lucevan le stelle, from Puccini's opera, Tosca. Although known as one of the greatest Verdi tenors ever, here Bergonzi shows that his Puccini could be just as superb.
Live recording from 1959.
- published: 06 Feb 2009
- views: 69011
1:44
Carlo Bergonzi - Tecnica vocale - How to sing
Carlo Bergonzi explains his vocal method con Lorenzo Arruga.
Carlo Bergonzi parla di tecnica vocale con Lorenzo Arruga.
Carlo Bergonzi explains his vocal method con Lorenzo Arruga.
Carlo Bergonzi parla di tecnica vocale con Lorenzo Arruga.
https://wn.com/Carlo_Bergonzi_Tecnica_Vocale_How_To_Sing
Carlo Bergonzi explains his vocal method con Lorenzo Arruga.
Carlo Bergonzi parla di tecnica vocale con Lorenzo Arruga.
- published: 11 Feb 2011
- views: 313750
3:05
Carlo Bergonzi sings “Passione” New York (1983)
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing “Passione” Live in 1983 with James Levine at piano and introduced by Beverly Sills!! Hope to enjoy!
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing “Passione” Live in 1983 with James Levine at piano and introduced by Beverly Sills!! Hope to enjoy!
https://wn.com/Carlo_Bergonzi_Sings_“Passione”_New_York_(1983)
The Great Carlo Bergonzi singing “Passione” Live in 1983 with James Levine at piano and introduced by Beverly Sills!! Hope to enjoy!
- published: 21 Aug 2022
- views: 2376
3:36
Carlo Bergonzi - L'Africaine - Oh Paradiso
Carlo Bergonzi sings an aria from Meyerbeer's L'Africaine.
1969.
Carlo Bergonzi sings an aria from Meyerbeer's L'Africaine.
1969.
https://wn.com/Carlo_Bergonzi_L'Africaine_Oh_Paradiso
Carlo Bergonzi sings an aria from Meyerbeer's L'Africaine.
1969.
- published: 06 Mar 2007
- views: 125257
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Manon Lescaut al Teatro di San Carlo
published: 01 Apr 2020
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JOSÉ CURA, " Manon Lescaut " -- Teatro alla Scala. 1998
JOSÉ CURA, "Manon Lescaut" -- Teatro alla Scala in Millan in 1998
Live televised at Teatro alla Scala.
JOSÉ CURA sang his first Des Grieux in 1998
Manon Lescaut
Teatro alla Scala in Milan
In 1998, firmly entrenched as one of the great modern voices,
JOSÉ CURA made his remarkable debut as Des Grieux in Puccini's
Manon Lescaut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in June in 1998.
Grieux: JOSÉ CURA.
Manon Lescaut: Maria Guleghina,
Lescaut: Lucio Gallo,
Geronte di Ravoir: Luigi Roni
Edmondo: Marco Berti
L'oste: Orazio Mori
Il maestro di ballo: Mario Bolognesi
Un musico: Gloria Banditelli
Un lampionaio: Ernesto Gavazzi
Un sergente degli arceri: Aldo Bramante
Un sergente: Silvestro Sammaritano
Un ...
published: 14 Oct 2020
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MANON LESCAUT. G. Puccini. Kanawa / Carreras.
Paolo Coni, Natale de Carolis, Piero de Palma, Carlo Gaifa, Jose Carreras, Ledo Freschi, William Matteuzzi, Giorgio Tadeo, Italo Tajo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Margarita Zimmermann.
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
published: 24 Jun 2016
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Manon Lescaut - Puccini - Glyndebourne
Manon : Adina Nitescu
des Grieux : Patrick Denniston
Lescaut : Roberto De Candia
published: 13 Oct 2016
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Puccini "Manon Lescaut" -- Renata Tebaldi -- Mario Del Monaco -- Fernando Corena 1954 Full Opera
Manon Lescaut: Renata Tebaldi
Lescaut: Mario Borriello
Des Grieux: Mario Del Monaco
Geronte: Fernando Corena
Edmondo: Piero De Palma
Una voce sola: Luisa Ribacchi
L'oste: Antonio Sacchetti
Il maestro di ballo: Adelio Zagonora
Un sergente degli arcieri: Antonio Sacchetti
Lampionaio: Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina: Dario Caselli
Coro dell Accademia Nationale de Santa Cecilia
Orchestra dell Accademia Nationale de Santa Cecilia
Dirigent: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
published: 09 Nov 2013
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Manon Lescaut
http://www.eurochannel.com/es/Manon-Lescaut-Gabriel-Aghion-Francia.html
published: 03 Oct 2019
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Maria Callas. Sola, perduta, abbandonata. Manon Lescaut. Giacomo Puccini.
Maria Callas, soprano.
Philharmonia Orchestra.
Dir. Tullio Serafin.
published: 08 Oct 2009
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Manon Lescaut – Donna non vidi mai (Jonas Kaufmann, The Royal Opera)
Jonas Kaufmann as Des Grieux sings 'Donna non vidi mai' from Act I of Jonathan Kent's production of Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, The Royal Opera, 2014. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/manonlescaut
Puccini’s publisher tried to prevent him from adapting Abbé Prévost’s L’Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut – Massenet had already created a highly successful opera based on the novel. But Puccini was not to be dissuaded, claiming ‘a woman like Manon can have more than one lover’. Despite a troubled gestation (five librettists were engaged in the project), the premiere of Manon Lescaut in 1893 was Puccini’s first major triumph – a hit with critics and the public alike.
Puccini’s sumptuous, richly-coloured score is characterized by youthful vitality and filled with gl...
published: 21 Aug 2015
2:06:23
JOSÉ CURA, " Manon Lescaut " -- Teatro alla Scala. 1998
JOSÉ CURA, "Manon Lescaut" -- Teatro alla Scala in Millan in 1998
Live televised at Teatro alla Scala.
JOSÉ CURA sang his first Des Grieux in 1998 ...
JOSÉ CURA, "Manon Lescaut" -- Teatro alla Scala in Millan in 1998
Live televised at Teatro alla Scala.
JOSÉ CURA sang his first Des Grieux in 1998
Manon Lescaut
Teatro alla Scala in Milan
In 1998, firmly entrenched as one of the great modern voices,
JOSÉ CURA made his remarkable debut as Des Grieux in Puccini's
Manon Lescaut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in June in 1998.
Grieux: JOSÉ CURA.
Manon Lescaut: Maria Guleghina,
Lescaut: Lucio Gallo,
Geronte di Ravoir: Luigi Roni
Edmondo: Marco Berti
L'oste: Orazio Mori
Il maestro di ballo: Mario Bolognesi
Un musico: Gloria Banditelli
Un lampionaio: Ernesto Gavazzi
Un sergente degli arceri: Aldo Bramante
Un sergente: Silvestro Sammaritano
Un commandante di Marina: Ernesto Panariello
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Director: Liliana Cavani
Scene: Dante Ferretti
Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Chorus conductor: Piero Corradino
Venue: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy
Date: 05, 08, 10, 11, 15, 16, and, 18, June, 1998
The fame of super-dude-tenor José Cura
The raison d’etre for the recording is probably the fame of super-dude-tenor José Cura, and he does not disappoint. The voice is a hefty spinto, dark in color but very bright at the top. The sound itself is very attractive and Cura sings off the text well, shading his phrases from time to time with real concern.
--- Classics Today
Cura is both visually and vocally first rate
Although Muti's tempos are often slow and ponderous, both Guleghina and Cura are visually excellent and manage to convey the emotional aspects of the text dramatically. Cura is both visually and vocally first rate.
--- Fanfare
The star power of José Cura
This live performance from June 1998 at La Scala is clearly banking on the star power of José Cura, who indeed makes his memorable mark on des Grieux. It's exactly the kind of role to let his strengths shine, and Cura uses his wonderfully dark, ardent tenor to embody des Grieux in all his helpless passion.
--- Amazon Editoral, Thomas May
A Look at José Cura
Those interested in seeing José Cura in top form need look no further than the Scala video of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. The video preserves Cura’s remarkable debut as Des Grieux. When asked what made his Manon different from Massenet’s, Puccini indicated that it was the prominence accorded the young chevalier, replying that he had “invested all [his] emotion in the voice of that man, wounded in his heart.” It is precisely this quality of vulnerability, of devastating emotional honesty, that sets Cura’s Des Grieux apart. This young man has already made his mark on the role: his soaring cries in Act IV, thrilling though they may be, transcend mere vocal beauty, conveying a desperate, almost animalistic anguish. The overall performance makes one anticipate all the more keenly his forthcoming Erato recital of verismo arias….
--- American Record Guide, September / October 1999
José Cura is in fine voice, colorful and ardent
José Cura, as Des Grieux, is in fine voice, colorful and ardent. His singing with Guleghina (their voices blending so well) ravishes the ear especially in their tempestuous Act II duets and in the intensity of their Act IV duet as Manon dies in the arms of a distraught Des Grieux.
--- MusicWeb International, 2005 (DVD)
Cura's presence is charismatic from the start
Poised to inherit the mantle and the juicy operatic roles of the Three Tenors, José Cura has been subject to intense scrutiny. Does he have the vocal goods to match the pretty face and dashing figure? This live recording of Puccini's ‘Manon Lescaut,’ recorded at La Scala in 1998, offers promising evidence. As the young student Des Grieux, Cura's presence is charismatic from the start, blossoming into a passionate rendition of the famous Act I tenor aria, “Donna non vidi mai.” It's been noted that Cura's voice leans toward a darker, almost baritonal range, but while his top notes don't ring out á la Pavarotti, they're resonant enough to convince you that his future as an audience-pleasing heartthrob is both secure and deserved.
--- Editorial Review, Barnes and Nobles (DVD)
https://wn.com/José_Cura,_Manon_Lescaut_Teatro_Alla_Scala._1998
JOSÉ CURA, "Manon Lescaut" -- Teatro alla Scala in Millan in 1998
Live televised at Teatro alla Scala.
JOSÉ CURA sang his first Des Grieux in 1998
Manon Lescaut
Teatro alla Scala in Milan
In 1998, firmly entrenched as one of the great modern voices,
JOSÉ CURA made his remarkable debut as Des Grieux in Puccini's
Manon Lescaut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in June in 1998.
Grieux: JOSÉ CURA.
Manon Lescaut: Maria Guleghina,
Lescaut: Lucio Gallo,
Geronte di Ravoir: Luigi Roni
Edmondo: Marco Berti
L'oste: Orazio Mori
Il maestro di ballo: Mario Bolognesi
Un musico: Gloria Banditelli
Un lampionaio: Ernesto Gavazzi
Un sergente degli arceri: Aldo Bramante
Un sergente: Silvestro Sammaritano
Un commandante di Marina: Ernesto Panariello
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Director: Liliana Cavani
Scene: Dante Ferretti
Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Chorus conductor: Piero Corradino
Venue: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy
Date: 05, 08, 10, 11, 15, 16, and, 18, June, 1998
The fame of super-dude-tenor José Cura
The raison d’etre for the recording is probably the fame of super-dude-tenor José Cura, and he does not disappoint. The voice is a hefty spinto, dark in color but very bright at the top. The sound itself is very attractive and Cura sings off the text well, shading his phrases from time to time with real concern.
--- Classics Today
Cura is both visually and vocally first rate
Although Muti's tempos are often slow and ponderous, both Guleghina and Cura are visually excellent and manage to convey the emotional aspects of the text dramatically. Cura is both visually and vocally first rate.
--- Fanfare
The star power of José Cura
This live performance from June 1998 at La Scala is clearly banking on the star power of José Cura, who indeed makes his memorable mark on des Grieux. It's exactly the kind of role to let his strengths shine, and Cura uses his wonderfully dark, ardent tenor to embody des Grieux in all his helpless passion.
--- Amazon Editoral, Thomas May
A Look at José Cura
Those interested in seeing José Cura in top form need look no further than the Scala video of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. The video preserves Cura’s remarkable debut as Des Grieux. When asked what made his Manon different from Massenet’s, Puccini indicated that it was the prominence accorded the young chevalier, replying that he had “invested all [his] emotion in the voice of that man, wounded in his heart.” It is precisely this quality of vulnerability, of devastating emotional honesty, that sets Cura’s Des Grieux apart. This young man has already made his mark on the role: his soaring cries in Act IV, thrilling though they may be, transcend mere vocal beauty, conveying a desperate, almost animalistic anguish. The overall performance makes one anticipate all the more keenly his forthcoming Erato recital of verismo arias….
--- American Record Guide, September / October 1999
José Cura is in fine voice, colorful and ardent
José Cura, as Des Grieux, is in fine voice, colorful and ardent. His singing with Guleghina (their voices blending so well) ravishes the ear especially in their tempestuous Act II duets and in the intensity of their Act IV duet as Manon dies in the arms of a distraught Des Grieux.
--- MusicWeb International, 2005 (DVD)
Cura's presence is charismatic from the start
Poised to inherit the mantle and the juicy operatic roles of the Three Tenors, José Cura has been subject to intense scrutiny. Does he have the vocal goods to match the pretty face and dashing figure? This live recording of Puccini's ‘Manon Lescaut,’ recorded at La Scala in 1998, offers promising evidence. As the young student Des Grieux, Cura's presence is charismatic from the start, blossoming into a passionate rendition of the famous Act I tenor aria, “Donna non vidi mai.” It's been noted that Cura's voice leans toward a darker, almost baritonal range, but while his top notes don't ring out á la Pavarotti, they're resonant enough to convince you that his future as an audience-pleasing heartthrob is both secure and deserved.
--- Editorial Review, Barnes and Nobles (DVD)
- published: 14 Oct 2020
- views: 76273
1:55:35
MANON LESCAUT. G. Puccini. Kanawa / Carreras.
Paolo Coni, Natale de Carolis, Piero de Palma, Carlo Gaifa, Jose Carreras, Ledo Freschi, William Matteuzzi, Giorgio Tadeo, Italo Tajo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Marg...
Paolo Coni, Natale de Carolis, Piero de Palma, Carlo Gaifa, Jose Carreras, Ledo Freschi, William Matteuzzi, Giorgio Tadeo, Italo Tajo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Margarita Zimmermann.
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
https://wn.com/Manon_Lescaut._G._Puccini._Kanawa_Carreras.
Paolo Coni, Natale de Carolis, Piero de Palma, Carlo Gaifa, Jose Carreras, Ledo Freschi, William Matteuzzi, Giorgio Tadeo, Italo Tajo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Margarita Zimmermann.
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
- published: 24 Jun 2016
- views: 45880
2:00:59
Manon Lescaut - Puccini - Glyndebourne
Manon : Adina Nitescu
des Grieux : Patrick Denniston
Lescaut : Roberto De Candia
Manon : Adina Nitescu
des Grieux : Patrick Denniston
Lescaut : Roberto De Candia
https://wn.com/Manon_Lescaut_Puccini_Glyndebourne
Manon : Adina Nitescu
des Grieux : Patrick Denniston
Lescaut : Roberto De Candia
- published: 13 Oct 2016
- views: 71238
1:46:11
Puccini "Manon Lescaut" -- Renata Tebaldi -- Mario Del Monaco -- Fernando Corena 1954 Full Opera
Manon Lescaut: Renata Tebaldi
Lescaut: Mario Borriello
Des Grieux: Mario Del Monaco
Geronte: Fernando Corena
Edmondo: Piero De Palma
Una voce sola: Luisa Ribacc...
Manon Lescaut: Renata Tebaldi
Lescaut: Mario Borriello
Des Grieux: Mario Del Monaco
Geronte: Fernando Corena
Edmondo: Piero De Palma
Una voce sola: Luisa Ribacchi
L'oste: Antonio Sacchetti
Il maestro di ballo: Adelio Zagonora
Un sergente degli arcieri: Antonio Sacchetti
Lampionaio: Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina: Dario Caselli
Coro dell Accademia Nationale de Santa Cecilia
Orchestra dell Accademia Nationale de Santa Cecilia
Dirigent: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
https://wn.com/Puccini_Manon_Lescaut_Renata_Tebaldi_Mario_Del_Monaco_Fernando_Corena_1954_Full_Opera
Manon Lescaut: Renata Tebaldi
Lescaut: Mario Borriello
Des Grieux: Mario Del Monaco
Geronte: Fernando Corena
Edmondo: Piero De Palma
Una voce sola: Luisa Ribacchi
L'oste: Antonio Sacchetti
Il maestro di ballo: Adelio Zagonora
Un sergente degli arcieri: Antonio Sacchetti
Lampionaio: Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina: Dario Caselli
Coro dell Accademia Nationale de Santa Cecilia
Orchestra dell Accademia Nationale de Santa Cecilia
Dirigent: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
- published: 09 Nov 2013
- views: 90387
0:49
Manon Lescaut
http://www.eurochannel.com/es/Manon-Lescaut-Gabriel-Aghion-Francia.html
http://www.eurochannel.com/es/Manon-Lescaut-Gabriel-Aghion-Francia.html
https://wn.com/Manon_Lescaut
http://www.eurochannel.com/es/Manon-Lescaut-Gabriel-Aghion-Francia.html
- published: 03 Oct 2019
- views: 18796
2:23
Manon Lescaut – Donna non vidi mai (Jonas Kaufmann, The Royal Opera)
Jonas Kaufmann as Des Grieux sings 'Donna non vidi mai' from Act I of Jonathan Kent's production of Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, The Royal Opera, 2014. Find...
Jonas Kaufmann as Des Grieux sings 'Donna non vidi mai' from Act I of Jonathan Kent's production of Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, The Royal Opera, 2014. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/manonlescaut
Puccini’s publisher tried to prevent him from adapting Abbé Prévost’s L’Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut – Massenet had already created a highly successful opera based on the novel. But Puccini was not to be dissuaded, claiming ‘a woman like Manon can have more than one lover’. Despite a troubled gestation (five librettists were engaged in the project), the premiere of Manon Lescaut in 1893 was Puccini’s first major triumph – a hit with critics and the public alike.
Puccini’s sumptuous, richly-coloured score is characterized by youthful vitality and filled with glorious melodies. Des Grieux expresses his passion for Manon in the Act I aria ‘Vedete? io son fedele’, lively dances evoke Manon’s luxurious life in Paris in Act II, while in the impassioned finale to Act III, ‘Pazza son!’, Des Grieux begs to be allowed to join the imprisoned Manon on her voyage to America. The opera culminates in Manon’s heartbreaking Act IV aria ‘Sola, perduta, abbandonata’, as she contemplates her impending death. Jonathan Kent's controversial new production for The Royal Opera, with a star-studded cast including Jonas Kaufmann as Des Grieux and Kristine Opolais as Manon, was The Royal Opera's first production in more than thirty years.
Visit our People Page for more about Jonas Kaufmann: http://www.roh.org.uk/people/jonas-kaufmann
https://wn.com/Manon_Lescaut_–_Donna_Non_Vidi_Mai_(Jonas_Kaufmann,_The_Royal_Opera)
Jonas Kaufmann as Des Grieux sings 'Donna non vidi mai' from Act I of Jonathan Kent's production of Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, The Royal Opera, 2014. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/manonlescaut
Puccini’s publisher tried to prevent him from adapting Abbé Prévost’s L’Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut – Massenet had already created a highly successful opera based on the novel. But Puccini was not to be dissuaded, claiming ‘a woman like Manon can have more than one lover’. Despite a troubled gestation (five librettists were engaged in the project), the premiere of Manon Lescaut in 1893 was Puccini’s first major triumph – a hit with critics and the public alike.
Puccini’s sumptuous, richly-coloured score is characterized by youthful vitality and filled with glorious melodies. Des Grieux expresses his passion for Manon in the Act I aria ‘Vedete? io son fedele’, lively dances evoke Manon’s luxurious life in Paris in Act II, while in the impassioned finale to Act III, ‘Pazza son!’, Des Grieux begs to be allowed to join the imprisoned Manon on her voyage to America. The opera culminates in Manon’s heartbreaking Act IV aria ‘Sola, perduta, abbandonata’, as she contemplates her impending death. Jonathan Kent's controversial new production for The Royal Opera, with a star-studded cast including Jonas Kaufmann as Des Grieux and Kristine Opolais as Manon, was The Royal Opera's first production in more than thirty years.
Visit our People Page for more about Jonas Kaufmann: http://www.roh.org.uk/people/jonas-kaufmann
- published: 21 Aug 2015
- views: 511182