Massenet - Manon
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Special offer. Massenet: Manon
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu (Manon), Roberto Alagna (Des Grieux), Earle Patriarco (Lescaut), José van Dam (Comte des Grieux)
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de la Monnaie, Antonio Pappano
In Act 1 Gheorghiu instantly establishes the heroine as a vivacious, wilful character with a great sense of fun and her singing is both imaginative and technically flawless...while Alagna, always... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Opera
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Building a Library, March 2018, First Choice
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Special offer. Massenet: Manon
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu (Manon), Roberto Alagna (Le Chevalier Des Grieux), Earle Patriarco (Lescaut), José van Dam (Le Compte des Grieux), Sophie Koch (Javotte), Anne Maria Panzarella (Poussette), Susanne Schimmack (Rosette), Nicolas Rivenq (De Brétigny), Nicolas Cavallier (L'Hôtelier), Gilles Ragon (Guillot...
In Act 1 Gheorghiu instantly establishes the heroine as a vivacious, wilful character with a great sense of fun and her singing is both imaginative and technically flawless...while Alagna, always... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Massenet: Manon
Victoria de los Angeles, Henry Legay, Jean Borthayre, Michel Dens, Rene Herent & Jean Vieuille
Orchestra & Chorus of the Theatre National de l’Opera-Comique, Pierre Monteux
Despite some rough playing and crude sound, this 1955 version of Massenet's masterpiece is still the most stylish, due to De los Angeles's impeccable heroine, Henri Legay's ardent Des Grieux... — More…
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Special offer. Massenet: Manon
RecommendedGermaine Féraldy, Louis Guénot, Joseph Rogatchewsky, Georges Villier
Chorus & Orchestra of the Opéra-Comique Paris, Elie Cohen
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended
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Victoria de los Angeles
RecommendedVictoria de los Angeles, soprano (Manon) - Henri Legay, ténor (Chevalier des Grieux) - Michel Dens, baryton (Lescaut) - Jean Borthayre, basse (Comte des Grieux)
Choeurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Radcliffe Choral Society, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux,...
Recorded in mono in 1955, the set fell at a unique point in the opera's history on disc.
Previous recordings from the 78rpm era had captured the special Opéra-Comique spirit for posterity, but... — More…Awards:
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Building a Library, December 2000, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended
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Special offer. Jules Massenet: Manon
Natalia Osipova (dancer), Reece Clarke, Alexander Campbell, Mayara Magri, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels
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Special offer. Jules Massenet: Manon
Natalia Osipova (dancer), Reece Clarke, Alexander Campbell, Mayara Magri, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels
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Massenet: Manon
Bidú Sayão, Charles Kullman, Nicola Moscona, John Brownlee
Metroplitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Victoria de los Angeles (Manon), Ferruccio Tagliavini (Des Grieux), Afro Poli (Lescaut), Plinio Clabassi (Le Compte des Grieux), Adelio Zagonora (Guillot de Morfontaine), Arturo La Porta (De Brétigny)
Orchestra & Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Napoleone Annovazzi
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Massenet: Manon
Victoria de los Angeles (Manon), Nicolai Gedda (Des Grieux), Ralph Herbert (Lescaut), Giorgio Tozzi (Le Comte des Grieux)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Jean Morel
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