Event listing: Puccini's Manon Lescaut - Opera in Concert | Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall | Fri 14 Jul 2017 at 19:30

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Programme

Manon Lescaut (Concert performance)

Libretto by Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva

Performers

Giordano Bellincampi	Conductor
Auckland Philharmonia
Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus
Serena Farnocchia	Soprano	Manon Lescaut
Kamen Chanev	Tenor	Chevalier des Grieux
Dalibor Jenis	Baritone	Lescaut
Pelham Andrews	Bass	Geronte di Ravoir
Bianca Andrew	Soprano	Musician

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Simon Holden, 14th July

Puccini’s score has many thrilling moments, here taken up by a fascinating if uneven cast of singers.

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