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OPÉRA COMIQUE IN FIVE ACTS AND SIX SCENES (1884)
MUSIC BY JULES MASSENET (1842-1912)
LIBRETTO BY HENRI MEILHAC AND PHILIPPE GILLE AFTER THE NOVEL BY L’ABBÉ PRÉVOST
Performed in French
At the moment of death all Manon has left are memories, the inn at Amiens and the little table… To accompany this ephemeral dream, Massenet composed the most beautiful music imaginable, sensual, joyful, melancholic and heart-rending.
| Evelino Pido | Conductor |
| Coline Serreau | Stage director |
| Jean-Marc Stehlé et Antoine Fontaine | Sets |
| Elsa Pavanel | Costumes |
| Patrick Marie Aubert | Chorus master |
Natalie Dessay (10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 28 Jan.) Manon
Marianne Fiset (2, 5, 10, 13 Feb.) Manon
Giuseppe Filianoti (10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 28 jan., 2, 5 feb.) Le Chevalier des Grieux
Jean-François Borras (10, 13 feb.) Le Chevalier des Grieux
Franck Ferrari Lescaut
Paul Gay Le Comte des Grieux
Luca Lombardo Guillot de Morfontaine
André Heyboer De Brétigny
Olivia Doray Poussette
Carol Garcia Javotte
Alisa Kolosova Rosette
Christian Tréguier L’Hôtelier
Alexandre Duhamel, Ugo Rabec Deux Gardes
Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
DIFFUSION EN DIRECT LE SAMEDI 28 JANVIER À 19H30 SUR FRANCE MUSIQUE
Natalie Dessay being indisposed will not be taking part in the performances of Manon on 2nd and 5th February.
