Manon Lescaut this Sunday at SJCT
Posted March 3, 2016 at 5:50 am by Brook Ashcraft
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Few operas have surpassed Manon Lescaut in the depiction of the urgency of young love. The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Roberto Alagna join forces in this obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Kaufmann is the dashing student who desperately woos her.
Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France in a film noir setting. “Desperate passion” is the phrase Puccini himself used to describe the opera that confirmed his position as the preeminent Italian opera composer of his day.
Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the stirring score.
Whittier Theatre
Sunday, March 6 2:00 pm
Adult $20
Student Reserved $10
Member $18 (at box office only)
More info on this event at San Juan Community Theatre
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