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Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Te Kanawa, Carreras, Coni, Chailly
  

Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Te Kanawa, Carreras, Coni, Chailly

Giacomo Puccini (Artist), Riccardo Chailly (Artist), Kiri Te Kanawa (Artist), José Carreras (Artist), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Artist), Paolo Coni (Artist), William Matteuzzi (Artist), Natale de Carolis (Artist), Sarah Connolly (Artist)
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 12, 1988)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Polygram Records
  • ASIN: B0000041UD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #203,895 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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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On this CD:
  1. Manon Lescaut, opera
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Bologna Community Theater Orchestra & Chorus
    with Italo Tajo, Piero de Palma, Natale de Carolis, Margarita Zimmermann, Jose Carreras, Paolo Coni, Kiri Te Kanawa, Carlo Gaifa, William Matteuzzi
    Conducted by Maurizio Benini, Riccardo Chailly

Editorial Reviews

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When this set first came out in 1988, it was easy to dismiss as another attempt to cash in on the excitement over the luscious voice and questionable artistry of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. But what sometimes sounded like sight-reading in the studio now seems an aristocratic version of Puccini's greedy, beautiful, riches-to-rags Manon. Though critics then complained about the premature darkening of Carreras's voice, he sounds splendid compared to his current vocal state. And Riccardo Chailly, once the paragon of corporate music-making, now seems intelligently restrained. However, if you really want a more dignified version of this story, it might be best to turn to Jules Massenet's more Gallically poised opera on the same subject. To some minds, Puccini performers must break a sweat, at least at some point. --David Patrick Stearns

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