Manon Massenet

• Massenet's 'Manon' clings to a place in the standard repertory, though just barely. It is a popular but problematic work. The title role of an alluring French girl from a small town with a.
• The music for Manon by Jules Massenet is taken from the operas Le Cid, Griselda, Therese, Cinderella, Cleopatre, Don Quixote, Eve, Thais, Bacchus, Ariane, and Le Roi de Lahore, the orchestral works Scenes Alsaciennes, Scenes Pittoresques, Scenes Dramatique, La Navarraise, Valse tres Lente, Chanson de Capri, and Aubade de Cherubin.
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• Massenet was a master in creating various moods and Manon's libretto enabled him to incorporate a wide range of scenes that his audience relished. The church scene in Saint-Sulpice with its solemn tone sharply contrasts with the ensuing gambling scene, while the intimacy of Manon's flat in Act II makes way to the lively sales scene at the.

This production ran: Sep 24 - Oct 26

But I'll take Massenet. Manon must have naivete and panache - a sort of Lolita Antoinette. Bidding her petite table farewell: charming! Puccini turns her into another of his morbid sufferers. I want to shed a little tear, not give a pay raise to the CEO of Kleenex. Massenet gives Des Grieux better music to sing as well.

Overview

Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly's revealing production. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet's sensual score.

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A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; and Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse

Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund

This production ran: Sep 24 - Oct 26

Manon Massenet Imslp

This production is in the past.

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Title languages displayed for Manon

Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund

This production ran: Sep 24 - Oct 26

Manon Massenet Imslp

This production is in the past.

Languages

Titles

Title languages displayed for Manon

Met Titles In

• English
• German
• Spanish

Timeline

Timeline for the show, Manon

Estimated Run Time

3 hrs 55 mins

• House Opens

• Acts I & II

  75 mins

• Intermission

  30 mins

• Act III

  60 mins

• Intermission

  30 mins

• Acts IV & V

  Drupalize me. 40 mins

• Opera Ends

Cast

Premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1884. A take on the quintessentially French tale of the beautiful young woman who is incapable of forsaking both love and luxury, Massenet's Manon features one of the truly unforgettable, irresistible, and archetypal female characters in opera. While the story is firmly set in class and gender issues of the past, the character of Manon herself is timeless, convincing, and familiar. The opera has been a success ever since its premiere, championed by a diverse roster of singers who have cherished its dramatic opportunities, exalted style, and ravishing music.

Creators

Jules Massenet (1842–1912), a French composer wildly popular in his day, was noted for his operas, songs, and oratorios. While Manon has maintained a steady place in the repertory, in recent decades, several of his other operas, especially Werther (1892) and Thaïs (1894), have been performed more frequently. His librettists for Manon were Henri Meilhac (1831–1897) and Philippe Gille (1831–1901), who adapted the hugely influential novel L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the colorful Abbé Prévost (1697–1763).

SET DESIGNER

Chantal Thomas

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Joël Adam

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Christian Räth

Composer

Jules Massenet

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Setting

The opera is set in and around Paris, with familiar landmarks such as the church of St. Sulpice forming important reference points in the story. Lastpass with safari. The opera was originally set in the early 18th century, but the Met's current production places the story in the late 19th century, the so-called 'Belle Époque' and the time when the opera was written.

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Music

Massenet's score captures the drama of his most memorable heroine with deft craftsmanship, expressive vocal and orchestral writing, and an almost unparalleled level of sensuality. There is no shortage of passion, but much of the music's romance is different from what one would expect in an Italian opera, or even a more earthy French work such as Carmen. Some of the most dramatically (and erotically) charged passages rely on the simplest effects.

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