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Manon Lescaut
Auber, Mesple, Marty
Manon Lescaut
Genre: Classical
 
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All Artists: Auber, Mesple, Marty
Title: Manon Lescaut
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Angel Records
Release Date: 2/4/2003
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 724357525428
 

CD Reviews

Delightful
02/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Before Massenet and Puccini there was Auber's Manon Lescaut

it is a charming work not as complex as the former nor intense

as the latter but poetic and elegant capturing the spirit of

18th century France very well. It is a typical opéra-comique

with musical numbers and spoken-dialogues (very well done by

the singers themselves). In this version Manon comes accross

as a frivolous but kind-hearted girl caught up in intrigue

despite herself - it is delightfully interpreted by Mady Mes-

plé - the archetype of the light french coloratura soprano.

She is very well partnered by an excellent and idiomatic cast

entirely french including chorus/orchestra/conductor. Well

recorded this release comes on two super-bargain CDs with a

synopsis and small essay on the opera and composer in both

french and english.

"