| Description |
2 audio discs (2 hr., 7 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
020007 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
"Dramma lirico in quattro atti"--Notes. |
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Based on the novel by the Abbé Prévost. |
| Performer |
Mirella Freni (Manon) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Des Grieux) ; Dwayne Croft (Lescaut) ; Giuseppe Taddei (Geronte) ; Ramón Vargas (Edmondo) ; Cecilia Bartoli (Un musico) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Note |
Program notes by William Weaver and synopsis in English, and libretto with English translation (100 pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Event |
Recorded 1992 August Manhattan Center Studios, New York. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Studio recordings.
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Studio recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020, singer.
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Pavarotti, Luciano, singer.
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Croft, Dwayne, singer.
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Taddei, Giuseppe, singer.
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Vargas, Ramon, 1960- singer.
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Bartoli, Cecilia, singer.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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Weaver, William, 1923-2013, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
Manon Lescaut.
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Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Manon Lescaut.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, singer.
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| Standard No. |
028944020021 |
| Music No. |
440 200-2 Decca (set) |
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440 201-2 Decca (disc 1) |
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440 202-2 Decca (disc 2) |
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