Performance

Venue	Grand Theatre and Opera House
	Also: Howard Assembly Room
Town	Leeds
County	West Yorkshire
From	3rd November 2004
To	5th November 2004
When	19:15
Grand Theatre and Opera House (V975)
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Manon Lescaut

Work:: Manon Lescaut (S2015)

Manon Lescaut is the opera in which Puccini found his voice. Never again did he equal the intensity of full-blooded sexual passion with which he imbued this opera. The catalyst is the Chevalier de Grieux, a young man initiated into a wanton world, all too aware of the degradation he will suffer but powerless to resist it. The object of his obsession is Manon, irresistibly charming and lethally corrupt, infuriatingly poised between the trivial and the sublime. Puccini's musical imagination was at its most fecund as he lavished his immortal melodies on these potent characters.

Music	Puccini
Lyrics	Oliva
Lyrics	Illica (after Prevost)

Production:: (T1273259629)

New Production. Sung in Italian with English titles. A co-production with San Francisco Opera. Running time approx 2 hours 15 minutes. This production is made possible with the generous support of the Friends of Opera North.

Company	Opera North
Conductor	Richard Farnes
Director	Daniel Slater
Design	Robert Innes Hoplins
Lighting	Simon Mills
Performer	Natalia Dercho (Manon Lescaut)
Performer	Christopher Purves (Lescaut)
Performer	Hugh Smith (Chevalier des Grieux)
Performer	Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Geronte de Revoir)
Performer	Gordon Wilson (Edmondo)

Listing:: L750864622

Production details

New Production. Sung in Italian with English titles. A co-production with San Francisco Opera. Running time approx 2 hours 15 minutes. This production is made possible with the generous support of the Friends of Opera North.

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