Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Kiri Te Kanawa (Manon Lescaut), Jose Carreras (Des Grieux), Giuseppe Taddei, Paolo Coni (Lescaut), William Matteuzzi (Edmondo), Italo Tajo (Geronte), Margarita Zimmermann (Madrigal Singer)
Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Dame Kiri gives an affecting characterization of Manon, at times rather heavily underlined but passionately convincing...Carreras is in good form, but sounds a little strained at times. The...
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Kiri Te Kanawa (Manon Lescaut), Jose Carreras (Des Grieux), Giuseppe Taddei, Paolo Coni (Lescaut), William Matteuzzi (Edmondo), Italo Tajo (Geronte), Margarita Zimmermann (Madrigal Singer)
Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
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Dame Kiri gives an affecting characterization of Manon, at times rather heavily underlined but passionately convincing...Carreras is in good form, but sounds a little strained at times. The...
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Comes complete with a listening guide taking the listener on a journey through the opera's plot.
Contents and tracklist
- William Matteuzzi (tenor), José Carreras (tenor), Ledo Freschi (bass), Italo Tajo (bass), Paolo Coni (baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
- Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Riccardo Chailly
- Recorded: 1987-06
- Recording Venue: Chiesa Di San Giorgio Poppiale, Bologna
- Paolo Coni (baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Piero de Palma (tenor), Italo Tajo (bass), José Carreras (tenor), Giorgio Tadeo (bass)
- Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Riccardo Chailly
- Recorded: 1987-06
- Recording Venue: Chiesa Di San Giorgio Poppiale, Bologna
- José Carreras (tenor), Paolo Coni (baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Carlo Gaifa (bass), Giorgio Tadeo (bass), Natale de Carolis (baritone)
- Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Riccardo Chailly
- Recorded: 1987-06
- Recording Venue: Chiesa Di San Giorgio Poppiale, Bologna
- José Carreras (tenor), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
- Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Riccardo Chailly
- Recorded: 1987-06
- Recording Venue: Chiesa Di San Giorgio Poppiale, Bologna
Awards and reviews
2010 edition
Dame Kiri gives an affecting characterization of Manon, at times rather heavily underlined but passionately convincing...Carreras is in good form, but sounds a little strained at times. The Decca sound, with the voices well forward is characteristically vivid.
