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Manon: English National Opera Guide 25
Jules Massenet
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Description for Manon: English National Opera Guide 25
Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Tracey, Edmund. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
The story of Manon Lescaut has become part of the European imagination: she is the fun-loving woman who is irresistible to men. Of Massenet’s many operas, she inspired the most popular one, and this libretto shows his minute attention to detail in bringing the character and the period to life. This guide opens with a general survey of Massenet’s career by the musicologist Gérard Condé, and includes two essays about this particular opera. Professor Hugh Macdonald explores the interplay of speech and song in Manon and Massenet’s genius for comedy. Professor Vivienne Mylne traces the sources and context of Prévost’s ... Read more
The story of Manon Lescaut has become part of the European imagination: she is the fun-loving woman who is irresistible to men. Of Massenet’s many operas, she inspired the most popular one, and this libretto shows his minute attention to detail in bringing the character and the period to life. This guide opens with a general survey of Massenet’s career by the musicologist Gérard Condé, and includes two essays about this particular opera. Professor Hugh Macdonald explores the interplay of speech and song in Manon and Massenet’s genius for comedy. Professor Vivienne Mylne traces the sources and context of Prévost’s ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714544267
SKU
V9780714544267
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About Jules Massenet
Ranked as one of the greatest melodists of his era, Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (1842–1912) was a French composer whose operas fell out of fashion after his death. However, since the mid-1970s, interest has been rekindled.
Reviews for Manon: English National Opera Guide 25
Brilliantly produced and superb value.'
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.'
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.'
TLS
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.'
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.'
TLS