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Manon opera in five acts

Title
Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after the novel by the Abbé Prévost.
Author
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
  • Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
  • Swenson, Ruth Ann
  • Sabbatini, Giuseppe
  • De Candia, Roberto
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Fitch, Bernard
  • Josephson, Kim
  • De Niese, Danielle
  • Dudley, Jennifer
  • Pérez, Jossie
  • Carfizzi, Patrick
  • Castronovo, Charles
  • Seo, Jung-Hack
  • Holmes, Richard (Singer)
  • Hamilton, Lee (Singer)
  • Peck, Donald
  • Lowe, David (Singer)
  • Paynter, Stephen
  • Rudel, Julius
  • Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18-
  • Benson, Ken (Ken G.)
  • Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020.
  • Marx, Robert
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 3, 2001.
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 1:28:19 (synopses and features) ; 2:23:40 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Ruth Ann Swenson (Manon Lescaut) ; Giuseppe Sabbatini (Des Grieux) ; Roberto de Candia (Lescaut) ; Paul Plishka (Count des Grieux) ; Bernard Fitch (Guillot de Morfontaine) ; Kim Josephson (De Brétigny) ; Danielle de Niese (Poussette) ; Jennifer Dudley (Javotte) ; Jossie Pérez (Rosette) ; Patrick Carfizzi (An innkeeper) ; Charles Castronovo, Jung-Hack Seo (Guards) ; Richard Holmes (Sergeant) ; Lee Hamilton (A maid) ; Donald Peck (The porter of the seminary) ; David Lowe, Stephen Paynter (Croupiers) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 2001.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 ; synopsis of Act 2 (Peter Allen) ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; synopsis of Act 5 (Allen) ; Act 5 ; closing (Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Opera news on the air: "Manon" in the French & Italian styles (David Hamilton) ; Ken Benson pays tribute to Victoria de los Angeles who made her Met debut in "Faust," 3/17/51 ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks with Robert Marx about her love of opera ; synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 26947
OCLC
NYPG01-R354
Author
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Title
Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after the novel by the Abbé Prévost.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 3, 2001.
Cast
Ruth Ann Swenson (Manon Lescaut) ; Giuseppe Sabbatini (Des Grieux) ; Roberto de Candia (Lescaut) ; Paul Plishka (Count des Grieux) ; Bernard Fitch (Guillot de Morfontaine) ; Kim Josephson (De Brétigny) ; Danielle de Niese (Poussette) ; Jennifer Dudley (Javotte) ; Jossie Pérez (Rosette) ; Patrick Carfizzi (An innkeeper) ; Charles Castronovo, Jung-Hack Seo (Guards) ; Richard Holmes (Sergeant) ; Lee Hamilton (A maid) ; Donald Peck (The porter of the seminary) ; David Lowe, Stephen Paynter (Croupiers) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 65, no. 9 (Mar. 2001).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 2001.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist
Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.
Swenson, Ruth Ann. Performer
Sabbatini, Giuseppe. Performer
De Candia, Roberto. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Fitch, Bernard. Performer
Josephson, Kim. Performer
De Niese, Danielle. Performer
Dudley, Jennifer. Performer
Pérez, Jossie. Performer
Carfizzi, Patrick. Performer
Castronovo, Charles. Performer
Seo, Jung-Hack. Performer
Holmes, Richard (Singer) Performer
Hamilton, Lee (Singer) Performer
Peck, Donald. Performer
Lowe, David (Singer) Performer
Paynter, Stephen. Performer
Rudel, Julius. Conductor
Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18- Commentator
Benson, Ken (Ken G.) Commentator
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020. Commentator
Marx, Robert. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 26947
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