(Photo: Antoine François Prévost’s novel, “The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut,” was published in France in 1731 to great success. Its scandalous subject matter—featuring protagonists who live together out of wedlock, a Manon obsessed with greed to the point of prostitution, and a des Grieux who cheats at cards for money, with both ultimately landing in {…}
(Photo: ©-Sebastien-Mathe) After the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s “Werther,” it is now the turn of the Opéra National de Paris to stage a Massenet opera in Paris this year. It is reviving its production of “Manon,” directed by Vincent Huguet. Massenet wrote a grand French opera with its obligatory ballet in the second act. Nevertheless, the sensuality of his melodic line, {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its production of Massenet’s “Manon.” The company said that Nadine Sierra has withdrawn from the production due to illness. As a result, the role of Manon will be played by Amina Edris for all performances. Edris performed the role of Manon for her European debut in 2019 at the Opéra National {…}
Rai Cultura and Rai5 are set to present three evenings of “Manon” from the Teatro Regio di Torino. The operas will be shown at 21:15 and will begin on Oct. 24, 2024 Daniel Auber’s “Manon Lescaut” followed by Massenet’s “Manon” on Oct. 25, 2024. The final opera will be on Oct. 26, 2024, with Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut.” The operas are {…}
(Photo: Arts Fotografía) Palau de Les Arts opened the season with Massenet’s “Manon,” in a production from the Paris Opera, and two international stars in the main roles: Lisette Oropesa and Charles Castronovo. Vincent Huguet directed the Paris Opera production. He set the action in Paris around 1920, in the Charleston era, and introduced the revolutionary artist Josephine Baker (who {…}
Ópera de Oviedo commemorated their 75th season by presenting Massenet’s “Manon,” a new coproduction between opera de Oviedo, Teatro Municipal Santiago de Chile and Auditorio de Tenerife. All performances were dedicated to the great Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles who performed 75 years ago at the Oviedo coliseum. Emilio Sagi’s Beautiful Labyrinth The veteran and admired stage director Emilio Sagi {…}
Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its April 24 performance of Massenet’s “Manon.” The company said that Amina Edris will sing the title role replacing Nadine Sierra, who performed two nights in a row on April 22 and 23, 2023. Edris has been performing the title role in the second cast of the production and {…}
(Credit: Merri Cyr) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of Massenet’s “Manon.” The company said that for the April 23 performance, Soprano Nadine Sierra will sing the role of Manon, replacing Amina Edris who has pharyngitis. Sierra is currently headlining the first cast of “Manon” and sang the April 22 performance. She is {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of Masenet’s “Manon.” The company said that tenor Michael Fabiano will sing the role of chevalier Des Grieux replacing Javier Camarena, who will not make his role debut this season. The company added that Camarena believed that his voice would evolve in a different direction but unfortunately did not {…}
The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava, CR is set to present a production of Massenet’s “Manon.” The production will mark the first time the theater performs the masterwork in 53 years. This time it will be shown in the French original, conducted by Bruno Ferrandis, and directed by Jiří Nekvasil. In a statement, Nekvasil noted, “Not even the pure love {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled the second performance of “Manon” on Feb. 8, 2022. The company announced that due to the identification of positive cases of COVID-19, it will not be able to present the opera. This is the latest performance that the Paris Opera cancels following the similar decisions on presentations of “Khovanshchina” and the opening night of {…}