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Special offer. Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Licia Albanese (Manon Lescaut), Jussi Björling (Des Grieux), Robert Merrill (Lescaut), Franco Calabrese (Geronte/Un sergente degli arcieri), Mario Carlin (Edmondo/Il maestro di ballo/Lampionaio), Anna Maria Rota (Una voce sola), Plinio Clabassi (L'oste/Un comandante di Marina)

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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With Bjoerling as Des Grieux giving one of this very finest performances on disc and with Robert Merrill in glorious voice as Lescaut, the Romanian conductor Jonel Perlea conducts one of the...

Penguin Guide, 2010 edition3 out of 4 stars

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Special offer. Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Licia Albanese (Manon Lescaut), Jussi Björling (Des Grieux), Robert Merrill (Lescaut), Franco Calabrese (Geronte/Un sergente degli arcieri), Mario Carlin (Edmondo/Il maestro di ballo/Lampionaio), Anna Maria Rota (Una voce sola), Plinio Clabassi (L'oste/Un comandante di Marina)

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With Bjoerling as Des Grieux giving one of this very finest performances on disc and with Robert Merrill in glorious voice as Lescaut, the Romanian conductor Jonel Perlea conducts one of the...

Penguin Guide, 2010 edition3 out of 4 stars

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Work length1:58:52
Act I: Ave, sera gentile (Edmondo, Students, Girls, Des Grieux)
Track length5:51
Act I: Tra voi, belle (Des Grieux, Edmondo, Students)
Track length1:16
Act I: Ma bravo! (Tutti)
Track length1:52
Act I: Discendono, vediam! (Students, Girls, Edmondo, Students, Lescaut, Innkeeper, Des Grieux, Geronte)
Track length2:11
Act I: Cortese damigella (Des Grieux, Manon)
Track length4:06
Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)
Track length2:27
Act I: La tua ventura ci rassicura (Edmondo, Students, Girls, Geronte, Lescaut)
Track length3:56
Act I: Un asso – un fante (Townspeople, Students, Lescaut, Geronte, Innkeeper, Edmondo)
Track length2:26
Act I: La tua Proserpina di resisterti (Edmondo, Des Grieux)
Track length2:11
Act I: Vedete? Io son fedele alla parola mia (Manon, Des Grieux)
Track length3:57
Act I: Non c’e piu vino? (Lescaut, Des Grieux, Manon, Edmondo)
Track length1:42
Act I: Di sedur la sorellina e il momento! (Geronte, Innkeeper, Edmondo, Lescaut, Students)
Track length4:13
Act II: Dispettosetto questo riccio! (Manon, Lescaut)
Track length2:38
Act II: Sei splendida e lucente! (Lescaut, Manon)
Track length2:47
Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon)
Track length1:57
Act II: Poiche tu voi saper (Lescaut, Manon)
Track length2:51
Act II: Che ceffi son costor? (Lescaut, Manon, Madrigal Singer, Singers)
Track length3:39
Act II: Vi prego, signorina (Dancing Master, Geronte, Manon, Gentlemen, Abbes)
Track length5:26
Act II: L’ora, o Tirsi (Manon, Gentlemen, Abbés, Geronte)
Track length2:50
Act II: Oh, saro la piu bella! (Manon, Des Grieux)
Track length7:56
Act II: Ah! – Affe, madimigella (Manon, Geronte, Des Grieux)
Track length3:13
Act II: Ah, Manon, mi tradisce (Des Grieux, Manon)
Track length2:36
Act II: Lescaut! – Tu qui? (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut, Sergeant, Geronte)
Track length3:38
Act III: Intermezzo
Track length4:42
Act III: Ansia, eternal, crudel (Des Grieux, Lescaut)
Track length2:45
Act III: Manon! – Des Grieux! (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut)
Track length1:43
Act III: E Kate rispose al Re (Lamplighter, Des Grieux, Manon)
Track length2:57
Act III: All’armi! (Voices, Lescaut, Des Grieux, Manon, Townspeople, Sergeant, Captain)
Track length1:45
Act III: Rosetta! (Sergeant, Townspeople, Lescaut, Manon, Des Grieux)
Track length4:04
Act III: Presto! In fila! Marciate!...No! Pazzo son! Guardate! (Sergeant, Des Grieux, Townspeople, Captain)
Track length4:06
Act IV: Tutta su me ti posa (Des Grieux, Manon)
Track length3:27
Act IV: Vedi, son io che piango (Des Grieux, Manon)
Track length3:35
Act IV: E nulla! Nulla! (Des Grieux, Manon)
Track length3:20
Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Manon)
Track length4:08
Act IV: Fra le tue braccia, amore (Manon, Des Grieux)
Track length6:41
Favart: Louise
Work length4:25
Louise, Act III: Depuis le jour
Track length4:25
Excerpt,Catalani: La Wally
Work length3:27
La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana
Track length3:27
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti: Cavalleria rusticana
Work length3:23
Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi lo sapete
Track length3:23
Excerpt,Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Work length2:51
Adriana Lecouvreur, Act IV: Poveri fiori
Track length2:51
Excerpt,Boito: Mefistofele
Work length5:15
Mefistofele, Act III: L’altra notte in fondo al mare
Track length5:15
anon.: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
Work length7:12
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 for Soprano and Cello Ensemble: I. Aria: Cantilena
Track length7:12

Awards and reviews

2010 edition

With Bjoerling as Des Grieux giving one of this very finest performances on disc and with Robert Merrill in glorious voice as Lescaut, the Romanian conductor Jonel Perlea conducts one of the most passionate performances of this opera ever recorded.
3 out of 4 stars
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