Leontyne never sing Manon on stage- Only record the two arias
Based on a story by the Abbé Prévost, Daniel Auber wrote the first operatic version, Manon Lescaut. Some years later Jules Massenet wrote Manon, widely regarded as his masterpiece. A third version, also titled Manon Lescaut, was set early in his career by Giacomo Puccini. Auber's is the least-known of the three, but even lesser-known is a sequel Massenet wrote, Le Portrait de Manon.
Jules Massenet - but there are others on the same storey: - Manon Lescaut (1856) by French composer Daniel-François-Esprit Auber. Manon Lescaut (1893) by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. Boulevard Solitude by German composer Hans Werner Henze.
The cast of Manon - 2013 includes: Astrid Roos as Manon Duval Jules Werner as Colonel Alterman
Bertrand de Billy has: Played Himself - Star-Dirigent (segment "Spiel ZUG") in "Seitenblicke" in 1987. Played Himself - Conductor in "Siegfried" in 2004. Played Himself - Dirigent in "Jules Massenet: Manon" in 2007. Played Himself - Conductor in "Das Rheingold" in 2009. Played Himself - Conductor in "Lucrezia Borgia" in 2009.
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper has: Played Themselves - Orchester in "Il trovatore" in 1978. Played Themselves - Orchester in "Die verkaufte Braut" in 1982. Played Themsselves - Orchester in "Faust" in 1985. Played Themselves - Orchester in "La Gioconda" in 1986. Played Themselves - Orchester in "Il viaggio a Reims" in 1988. Played Themselves - Orchester in "Der Rosenkavalier" in 1994. Played Themselves - Orchester in "Jules Massenet: Werther" in 2005. Played Themselves - Orchester in "Jules Massenet: Manon" in 2007. Played Themselves - Orchester in "La forza del destino" in 2008. Played Themselves - Orchester in "Carmen" in 2010.
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion, harp, organ and strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses)
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper has: Played Singers in "Frasquita" in 1934. Performed in "Operette" in 1940. Played Chor in "Eroica" in 1949. Played Chor in "Le nozze di Figaro" in 1963. Played Chor in "Le nozze di Figaro" in 1966. Played Nonnen, Kriger, Diener des Grafen, Zigeuner und Zigeunerinnen in "Il trovatore" in 1978. Played Chor in "Die verkaufte Braut" in 1982. Played Chor in "Faust" in 1985. Played Chorus in "La Gioconda" in 1986. Played Chor in "Il viaggio a Reims" in 1988. Played Chor in "Jules Massenet: Werther" in 2005. Played Chor in "Jules Massenet: Manon" in 2007. Played Chor in "La forza del destino" in 2008. Played Chor in "Carmen" in 2010.
Manon was created in 1884.
Manon Mathews's birth name is Manon Lucy Mathews.
Manon Mathews is 5' 7".
Manon Charette died in 2006.
Manon Kahle was born in 1980.