Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Puccini - Manon Lescaut
Classical/Opera | 2 CDs | APE, Nero, none LOG, none CUE | 230+235 MB
Publisher: EMI | 1998 | RapidShare
Montserrat Caballé, Ian Partridge, Plácido Domingo, Robert Tear, Bernard Dickerson, et al. Ambrosian Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra Bruno Bartoletti, John McCarthy Giacomo Puccini This disc has most of the right ingredients for a classic Manon Lescaut. Plácido Domingo and Montserrat Caballé in their prime were two of the loveliest Puccini voices of the late 20th century. Their Spanish temperaments only aid in conveying the passion in this story of a love that survives unpleasant parents, religious vows, and arrest, and ends without a shred of dignity in the swamps of Louisiana. The main drawback here is that conductor Bruno Bartoletti, for all of his experience, could've given a fresher account of the score and, in general, the whole thing sounds a bit studio bound. However, operatic decisions are made on the basis of voices, and this set has them. --David Patrick Stearns
Disc 1:
01. Act One: Ave, Sera Gentile
02. Act One: Tra Voi, Belle, Brune E Bionde
03. Act One: Ma Bravo! - John McCarthy
04. Act One: Discendono, Vediam!
05. Act One: Cortese Damigella, Il Priego Mio Accettate
06. Act One: Donna Non Vidi Mai
07. Act One: La Tua Ventura Ci Rassicura - John McCarthy
08. Act One: La Tua Proserpina Di Resisterti
09. Act One: Vedete? Io Son Fedele Alla Parola Mia
10. Act One: Un Libertino Audace
11. Act One: Cavalli Pronti Avete? - John McCarthy
12. Act Two: Dispettosetto Questo Riccio! - Montserrat Caballe
13. Act Two: Sei Splendida E Lucente! - Montserrat Caballe
14. Act Two: In Quelle Trine Morbide - Montserrat Caballe
15. Act Two: Poiche Tu Vuoi Saper - Montserrat Caballe
16. Act Two: Che Ceffi Son Costor? - Montserrat Caballe
17. Act Two: Paga Costor! - Montserrat Caballe
18. Act Two: Vi Prego, Signorina - Montserrat Caballe
Disc: 2
01. Act Two: Oh, Saro La Piu Bella!
02. Act Two: Ah!…Affe, Madamigella
03. Act Two: Ah, Manon, Mi Tradisce
04. Act Two: Lescaut!…Tu Qui?
05. Act Two: Intermezzo - New Philharmonia Orchestra
06. Act Three: Ansia Eterna, Crudel
07. Act Three: Manon!…Des Grieux!
08. Act Three: All'Arm! All'Arm!
09. Act Three: Il Passo M'Aprite! - John McCarthy
10. Act Three: Rosetta!
11. Act Three: Presto In Fila! Marciate!
12. Act Three: Ah, Non V'Avvicinate!…Come Io Piango Ed Imploro
13. Act Four: Tutta Su Me Ti Posa
14. Act Four: Manon, Senti, Amor Mio!…Vedi, Son Io Che Piango
15. Act Four: E Nulla! Nulla!
16. Act Four: Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata…