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| Composer | Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva |
| Year | 1893 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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MadridPuccini - Manon Lescaut
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Nicola Luisotti; Carlos Wagner; Teatro Real; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Jon Morrell; Nicol Hungsberg; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
ParisManon LescautNew production
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Lorenzo Passerini; Oliver Mears; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestre National de France
MunichManon Lescaut
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Andrea Battistoni; Hans Neuenfels; Bavarian State Opera; Stefan Mayer; Andrea Schmidt-Futterer; Stefan Bolliger; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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A politically charged new Manon in Prague
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Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre.
ETO opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut
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Jude Christian's indulgent reinvention of Puccini's opera does not serve English Touring Opera well as it embarks on its spring tour.
Elin Pritchard a sensational Manon Lescaut at The Grange Festival
In a new production at The Grange Festival, Elin Pritchard's performance of Puccini's titular heroine in this 1940s-era update is a tour de force.
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TurinManon Lescaut
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Gianandrea Noseda; Vittorio Borrelli; Teatro Regio di Torino; Thierry Flamand; Christian Gasc; María José Siri; Gregory Kunde
ParmaManon LescautNew production
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Massimo Gasparon; Teatro Regio di Parma; Filarmonica di Parma
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Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini
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Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them.