I have always considered Manon Massenet's masterpiece, and as much as I love Puccini's take on the story I do find Massenet's opera(such as the final two acts) more ...

I have always considered Manon Massenet's masterpiece, and as much as I love Puccini's take on the story I do find Massenet's opera(such as the final two acts) more ...

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Star soprano Anna Netrebko scored a triumph in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed 2012 production, singing the title heroine for the first time at the Met. Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to ...

The Opéra Bastille will host Jules Massenet's Manon from May 26 to June 20, 2025. A retelling of the tragic love story of Manon and des Grieux, staged in the Roaring Twenties. What shows and plays are ...

Jules Massenet completed more than 30 operas over the course of his career, scoring numerous successes. Within a few years of his death, however, his reputation had faded. Today, apart from “Werther,” ...

Palau de Les Arts opened the season with Massenet’s “Manon,” in a production from the Paris Opera, and two international stars in the main roles: Lisette Oropesa and Charles Castronovo. Vincent Huguet ...

Roll on half a century and that teenage seductress is up there with Juliet, Giselle, Aurora and Odette-Odile – the most coveted as well as the most technically challenging roles in the canon – while ...

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This production of Jules Massenet’s Werther, directed by John Doyle, delivers a satisfying serving of full-on Romanticism, cooked to perfection thanks to superb singing and excellent playing by the ...

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