A lacklustre Manon Lescaut in Turin

Maria José Siri (Manon Lescaut) and Dalibor Jenis (Lescaut)

Maria José Siri (Manon Lescaut), Gregory Kunde (Des Grieux) and Francesco Marsiglia (Edmondo)

Gregory Kunde (Des Grieux) and Maria José Siri (Manon Lescaut)

By Renato Verga, 16 March 2017

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Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 14 March 2017

Puccini, Manon Lescaut

Teatro Regio di Torino

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Vittorio Borrelli, Director

Thierry Flamand, Set Designer

Christian Gasc, Costume Designer

María José Siri, Manon Lescaut

Gregory Kunde, Chevalier des Grieux

Dalibor Jenis, Lescaut

Carlo Lepore, Geronte di Ravoir

Francesco Marsiglia, Edmondo

Saverio Pugliese, Dancing master

Clarissa Leonardi, Musician

Dario Giorgelè, Innkeeper

Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.

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