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Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Leoncavallo, Praga,Oliva, Giacosa, Ricordi, Illica Sat, February 18, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Sun, February 19, 2006 at 2:00 PM
Fri, February 24, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Sat, February 25, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Sun, February 26, 2006 at 2:00 PM
director David F. Ostwald
West Bay Opera Premiere: February 18, 2006
World Premiere: Teatro Regio, Turin, February 1, 1893
Sung in Italian, with English titles
After Abbé Prévost’s Histoire de Manon Lescaut. Authorship of the libretto is attributed to six different people in addition to Puccini himself, the result of the composer's tumultuous process to find the right person to work with on this opera. They were: Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Giuseppe Giacosa, Giulio Ricordi and Luigi Illica. Synopsis:
One man offers her passionate love, others a life of luxury. Manon cannot decide until it is too late. Puccini’s first masterpiece overflows with lavish spectacle, searing emotion, and glorious melody. |
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