| Description |
2 audio discs (2 hr., 1 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
020007 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera in 4 acts. |
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Based on the novel by the abbé Prévost. |
| Performer |
Mirella Freni as Manon ; Luciano Pavarotti as Des Grieux ; Dwayne Croft as Lescaut ; Giuseppe Taddei as Geronte ; Ramón Vargas as Edmondo ; Cecilia Bartoli as un musico ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Aug. 1992, at Manhattan Center Studios, New York. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes by William Weaver and synopsis in English with French, German, and Italian translations and libretto with English, French, and German translations (202 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Opéras. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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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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Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
Manon Lescaut.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
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| Standard No. |
028944020021 |
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2894402002 |
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00028944020021 |
| Music No. |
440 200-2 (set) Decca |
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440 201-2 (disc 1) Decca |
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440 202-2 (disc 2) Decca |
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