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Manon
(Gesamtaufnahme · Complete)
Edita Gruberova · Francisco Araiza · Pierre Thau · Hans Helm
Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Adam Fischer, conductor
Staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Directed by Brian Large
STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.0
Picture Format: 4:3
Subtitles: French/German/English/Spanish/Chinese
Eine Produktion des ORF aus der Wiener Staatsoper
* Filmed live at the Vienna State Opera in December 1983, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s elegant staging of Manon captures all the pathos of Massenet’s masterpiece.
* Adam Fischer leads an all-star cast featuring the incomparable Edita Gruberova in the
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title role and the brilliant Francisco Araiza as Le chevalier des Grieux.
* Massenet’s Manon was immensely successful from the outset, and it has remained a hit ever since its world premiere in Paris in 1884.
R E V I E W S
“[Gruberova] has spoilt her audience with her irresistible high notes and crystalline coloratura. . . the casualness with which she played the coquette. . . culminating in her ensnarement of her beau, who was on the verge of entering the priesthood.” -- Süddeutsche Zeitung
“Araiza brought to the part the sensual timbre of his tenor, while enthralling the house with lightning-quick changes from brilliant high notes to unusually delicate diminuendos that died away to nothing.” -- Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Works on This Recording
1.
Manon by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Francisco Araiza (Tenor),
Hans Helm (Baritone),
Edita Gruberova (Soprano),
Pierre Thau (Bass)
Conductor:
Adám Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Date of Recording: 12/1983
Venue: Live Vienna State Opera
Customer Reviews
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( 1 Customer Review )
Very enjoyable. February 22, 2013
By BURTON A JONES, JR. (Manvel, TX) See All My Reviews
"I found this to be a delightful performance. The singers are all very good and I have no problems with the entire production. I would gladly recommend it to you."
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