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Manon, Chicago, 27
September 2008
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'Manon': A spellbinder
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Lyric Opera's production
resonates with passionate love |
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In kicking off its new season with a
spellbinding "Manon," the Lyric Opera of Chicago has outdone itself.
....Her husband and lover, Chevalier des Grieux, is played by German tenor
Jonas Kaufmann, who suffuses his role with such romanticism, such velvety
tones and such handsome masculinity that we can't help but wonder how Manon
could forsake him for the sake of some insignificant baubles.
Dessay and Kaufmann make for the most gripping and heartbreaking lovers
throughout the production, but the last scene in which Manon begs for
forgiveness and declares her love is one of the most rapturous love scenes
I've ever seen on a stage....
This "Manon" is a spellbinder. Rush to see it. |
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