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Liebe zum/oder Luxus: Manon Lescaut an der Wiener Staatsoper

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“Asmik Grigorian faszinierte mit den in jedem Ton vermittelten Emotionen”
Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 4 February 2022
Puccini, Manon Lescaut
Vienna State Opera
Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Conductor
Robert Carsen, Director, Lighting Designer
Antony McDonald, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
Ian Burton, Dramaturgy
Asmik Grigorian, Manon Lescaut
Brian Jagde, Chevalier des Grieux
Boris Pinkhasovich, Lescaut
Josh Lovell, Dancing master, Edmondo, Lamplighter
Artyom Wasnetsov, Geronte di Ravoir
Philippe Giraudeau, Choreography
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****1
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****1
Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna
***11
An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper
**111
A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna
***11
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