Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
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Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden
Performer: Mirella Freni
Performer: Plácido Domingo
Performer: Robert Gambill
Performer: Brigitte Fassbaender
Performer: Elizabeth Sikora
Performer: Elizabeth Stanford
Performer: George MacPherson
Performer: Handel Thomas
Performer: Iris Saunders
Performer: Jean Tredaway
Performer: John Fryatt
Performer: John Tomlinson
Performer: Kurt Rydl
Performer: Mark Curtis
Performer: Paschal Allen
Performer: Renato Bruson
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1984-10-18
Music Label: Dg Imports
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Act One: 'Ave, sera gentile' - Robert Gambill/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  2. Act One: 'L'amor? l'amor?' - Placido Domingo/Robert Gambill/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  3. Act One: 'Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde' - Placido Domingo/Robert Gambill/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  4. Act One: 'Ma bravo!' - Robert Gambill/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  5. Act One: 'Discendono, vediam!' - Robert Gambill/Renato Brusson/Placido Domingo/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  6. Act One: 'Cortese damigella' - Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni/Renato Bruson/George MachPherson
  7. Act One: 'Donna non vidi mai' - Placido Domingo
  8. Act One: 'La tua ventura ci rassicura' - Robert Gambill/Renato Bruson/George MacPherson/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  9. Act One: 'La tua Proserpina' - Robert Gambill/Placido Domingo
  10. Act One: 'Vedete? Io son fedele' - Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo
  11. Act One: 'Non c'e piu vino?' - Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo/
  12. Act One: 'Cavalli pronti avete?' - Mirella Freni/Kurt Rydl/Roberrt Gambil/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  13. Act Two: 'Dispettosetto questo riccio!' - Mirella Freni/Renato Bruson
  14. Act Two: 'In quelle trine morbide' - Mirella Freni
  15. Act Two: 'Poiche tu vuoi saper' - Renato Bruson/Mirella Freni
  16. Act Two: 'Che ceffi son costor?...Sulla vetta tu del monte' - Renato Bruson/Mirella Freni/Brigitte Fassbaender/Elizabeth Stanford/Iris Saunders/Elizabeth Sikor...
  17. Act Two: 'Paga costor!' - Mirella Freni/Renato Bruson
  18. Act Two: 'Vi prego, signorina (Minuetto)...L'ora, o Tirsi, e vaga e bella' - John Fryatt/Kurt Rydll/Mirella Freni/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
Music CD 2
  1. Act Two: 'Oh, saro la piu bella!...Tu, tu, amore? Tu?' - Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo
  2. Act Two: 'Ah!...Affe, madamigella' - Mirella Freni/Kurt Rydll/Placido Domingo
  3. Act Two: 'Ah! ah! Liveri!...Ah! Manon, mi tradisce' - Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo
  4. Act Two: 'Lescaut? Tu qui?' - Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni/Renato Bruson/Paschal Allen
  5. Intermezzo - Intermezzo
  6. Act Three: 'Ansia eterna, crudel' - Placido Domingo/Renato Bruson/Mirella Freni
  7. Act Three: '...e Kate ripose al Re' - Mark Curtis/Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni
  8. Act Three: 'Manon, disperato e il mio prego!' - Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni
  9. Act Three: 'All'armi! All'armi!' - Briggte Fassabaender/Renato Bruson/Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo/Mirell Freni/Paschal Allen/...
  10. Act Three: 'Rosetta!...Eh! Che aria!' - Paschal Allen/Renato Brusson/Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  11. Act Three: 'Presto! In fila!...No! pazzo son!' - Handel Thomas/Placido Domingo/John Tomlinson/Chor of the Royal Opr House/Nina Walker
  12. Act Four: 'Tutta su me ti posa' - Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni
  13. Act Four: 'Manon, senti, amor mio...Vedi, son io che piango' - Placido Domingo
  14. Act Four: 'Sei tu che piangi?' - Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo
  15. Act Four: 'Sola, perduta, abbandonata' - Mirella Freni
  16. Act Four: 'Fra le tue braccia, amore' - Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo

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Free Music Review: Perfection!
Hit: 5 Stars

This is the GREATEST recording of this wonderful opera, my favorite Puccini. Domingo said, in his biography, that this is the most melodic of all Puccini operas and, indeed, it probably is! The casting is very luxurious.
Mirella Freni was born to play Manon Lescaut and her performances of the lighter Massenet Manon earlier in her career gives her more understanding of the character than anyone else. Her singing is delicate in the opening act, very sweet, and creamy of voice. In the following acts, she vividly responds to the changing character, always developing and growing stronger and stronger until the very dramatic death scene. She really tears up the scene, verismo style and I have one hell of a time listening to it. In my mind, she only had one rival in "voice-acting" and that woman is Beverly Sills. Freni (and Sills) also offer one of the best soprano chest registers that I have ever heard. The dramatic love duet with Domingo gives me shivers.....probably the sexiest piece of composing and singing in all of opera. The following two acts are absolutely heart breaking. Freni gives so much (as does Domingo) that you wonder how she could possibly finish this sort of performance with any voice left. This is truly a magnificent achievement.
Domingo is thrilling in the role of Des Grieux. Like Freni, he was Massenet's hero before he took on this most difficult of Puccini tenor parts. His singing is glorious. Occasional high notes are not always totally comfortable but always thrillingly projected. He is also warm and delicate in the first act, highly provocative and, like Freni, progresses in strength to the end of the work with intensity and drama that, similarly, makes me wonder how he can sustain that level and end in fresh voice!!!!! He is, on high notes, a bit drowned by Freni's voice. Anyone who thinks she has a smaller voice should listen to this. Her top is HUGE and she does not bottom out like the undramatic Te Kanawa. She sings with deep chest tones to match Domingo's ample lower register. I heard her and Domingo in Fedora in Washington D.C and both voices were huge, but Freni's a size larger. She has paced her roles well and developed them as her voice developed. She emerged to be a great spinto-dramatic soprano, having sung almost the entire mainstream, non-Germanic opera throughout her career.
As for Bruson, he is magnificent as Lescaut. He may not project youth as much as Croft in Freni's other recording, but the voice is sheer vocal velvet, the most beautiful baritone voice I have ever heard. It is dark, voluptuous and dramatic. I love this guy! It is sheer luxury to have Fassbaender singing the madrigal in the second act.
As conductor, the late Sinopoli is superlative. His reading is, at time, slower than his rivals, but he brings out the intensity of the score more than any. He knows exactly how to time the drama (as in Tosca) and he pulls breathtaking playing from his orchestra. The Intermezzo is my all time favorite.....perfectly played and judged.
My only qualm is the recording style, not one of the best....at a low volume and sounding rather muffled.
Time to talk turkey: This is the best Manon Lescaut and I doubt anyone will rival it at any time soon. Buy and love it. This is one of my top-two favorite recordings ever. Viva Freni!
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