Manon Lescaut

Album by Giacomo Puccini & Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo & Noel Mangin & Vicente Sardinero & Bruno Bartoletti

Manon Lescaut is an opera by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, premiered in 1893. The work showcases Puccini's emerging verismo style with rich orchestration, expansive melodies and expressive vocal writing, and it marked a turning point in his career by consolidating musical and dramatic techniques he would develop in later operas.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cortese damigella, il priego mio accettate”
    5:12
  2. 2.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai”
    2:26
  3. 3.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Vedete? io son fedele alla parola mia”
    4:28
  4. 4.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide”
    2:16
  5. 5.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Poiché tu vuoi saper”
    2:55
  6. 6.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Che ceffi son costor?”
    2:00
  7. 7.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella!”
    8:04
  8. 8.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Arrivederci… Liberi, liberi”
    1:24
  9. 9.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah! Manon, mi tradisce”
    2:38
  10. 10.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo
    4:44
  11. 11.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Presto il fila! Marciate!”
    0:43
  12. 12.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Ah! Non v’avvicinate!” … “Come io piango ed imploro”
    3:06
  13. 13.
    Manon Lescaut: Atto IV. “Sola, perduta, abbandonata”
    11:49

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