Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Riccardo Chailly (Conductor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Orchestra), Kiri Te Kanawa (Performer), José Carreras (Performer), Paolo Coni (Performer), Italo Tajo (Performer), William Matteuzzi (Performer), Margarita Zimmermann (Performer), Piero de Palma (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Paolo Coni, Italo Tajo, William Matteuzzi, et al.
• Orchestra: Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
• Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini
• Audio CD (September 12, 1988)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B0000041UD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,143 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #66 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Te Kanawa, Kiri

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Act One: Ave, sera gentile - William Matteuzzi

2. Act One: L'amour? l'amour?! - Jose Carreras

3. Act One: Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde - Jose Carreras

4. Act One: Ma Bravo! - William Matteuzzi

5. Act One: Discendono, vediam! - Townspeople

6. Act One: Cortese damigella - Jose Carreras

7. Act One: Donna non vidi mai - Jose Carreras

8. Act One: La tua ventura ci rassicura - William Matteuzzi/Students

9. Act One: La tua Proserpina - William Matteuzzi

10. Act One: Vedete? Io son fedele - Kiri Te Kanawa

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Disc: 2

1. Act Two: Oh, saro la piu bella! - Kiri Te Kanawa

2. Act Two: Ah! Affe, madamigella - Kiri Te Kanawa/Italo Tajo

3. Act Two: Senti, di qui partiaomo...Ah, Manon mitradisce - Jose Carreras

4. Act Two: Leseaut? Tu qui? - Jose Carreras/Kiri Te Kanawa

5. Act Two: Intermezzo - Riccardo Chailly/Orchestra e C

6. Act Three: Ansia eterna, crudel - Jose Carreras

7. Act Three: ...e Kate rispose al Re - Carlo Gaifa

8. Act Three: All'armi! All'armi! - Voci

9. Act Three: Rosetta! - Giorgio Tadeo

10. Act Three: Presto! In fila! - Giorgio Tadeo

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent in all Respects, December 4, 2003

By 

Scott Jelsey "tscott2" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Audio CD)

Te Kanawa and Carreras blend gorgeously in this fine recording. Chailly finds the elegance in the score like no other. Buy it.