Opera Cheat Sheet: Manon Lescaut
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In this Opera Cheat Sheet Houston Public Media’s St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra give an overview of Massenet’s…oops, wrong one!…Giacomo Puccini’s take on the Abbé Prévost’s 18th-century novel of the same name.Manon Lescaut is the story of a young girl torn between love and the finer things in life. Which does she choose? You’ll have to listen to find out!And a good way to distinguish the two Manon (Lescaut)... Read More
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