Holland Park TheatreHolland Park, Londres, Greater London, W8 6LU, Royaume-uni
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London
Festival: Opera Holland ParkProgramme
| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Manon Lescaut | Livret de Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva |
Artistes
| Opera Holland Park | ||
| Peter Robinson | Direction | |
| Karolina Sofulak | Mise en scène | |
| George Leigh | Décors, Costumes | |
| Opera Holland Park Chorus | ||
| City of London Sinfonia | ||
| Elizabeth Llewellyn | Soprano | Manon Lescaut |
| Peter Auty | Ténor | Chevalier des Grieux |
| Paul Carey Jones | Baryton | Lescaut |
| Stephen Richardson | Basse | Geronte di Ravoir (Géronte de Ravoir) |
| Stephen Aviss | Ténor | Edmondo (Edmond) |
| Ellie Edmonds | Mezzo-soprano | Un musicien |
Premiered in Turin in 1893, Puccini’s adaptation turned a sentimental narrative into an operatic sensation. Four episodes of ensnarement and escape trace the affair between Manon and Des Grieux from Amiens to Paris, and Le Havre to Louisiana, with a stunning intermezzo for strings. In the cruel and glorious opera that made Puccini’s name, a convent girl becomes a courtesan, then a convict, forever unable to choose between a life of luxury and a life of love.
