Puccini - Manon Lescaut (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series)
by James Levine (Conductor)
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Actor: Dale Travis, Dwayne Croft, Karita Mattila, Marcello Giordani, The Metropolitan Opera OrchestraDirector: James Levine (Conductor)
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Italian (Original Language), DTS 5.1; Italian (Unknown), DTS 5.1; Italian (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Emi Classics
Movie Reviews of Puccini - Manon Lescaut (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series)
Movie Review: Excellent Manon!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm surprised by the critical reviews of Karita Mattila's performance as Manon Lescaut although I've never seen her before, so I had nothing to compare her to. (Wrong! She is the star of my favorite production of Fidelio!) I thought she was perfect! She held nothing back in her acting or singing and during the entire performance I kept thinking she is the best I've seen. Admittedly, she is too old for the part but so is Marcello Giordani, who was excellent also.
I was impressed with all the singers. Dwayne Croft was excellent as Lescaut and Dale Travis was great as Geronte. I could picture him as Baron Ochs in Strauss' Rosenkavalier. Sean Panikkar was the best Edmondo I've ever seen. I even thought the lamplighter, Tony Stevenson, was good. The chorus was also good. No weak links anywhere.
The sets and period costumes were excellent. The music was perfect.
This is a great production. I've seen many Manon Lescaut's and this one is one of the best.
Summary of Puccini - Manon Lescaut (The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Series)
The Metropolitan Opera's acclaimed Live in High-Definition series, which projects live performances into theaters across the globe, has met with unprecedented critical and commercial success and has made opera convenient and affordable to millions of viewers worldwide. Now, EMI Classics is proud to collaborate with The Met to release 6 new DVDs made from these broadcast performances.Finnish soprano Karita Mattila gives a career-high performance- the New York Times called her "riveting" in Puccini's passionate opera. With an equally superlative performance by James Levine and the Met Orchestra, this is unparalleled music making at its finest.
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