Jules Massenet - Manon 2007 Blu-ray disc / Directed by Vincent Paterson / Starring: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón / Conductor: Daniel Barenboim / Recorded live from the Berlin Staatsoper april-may 2007 / Deutsche Grammophon

UPC 044007344774

Bluray disc - 1080p HD 16x9

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: DTS-HD 5.1, PCM Stereo, PCM 5.1

SUBTITLES: English, French (Original language), German, Spanish, Chinese

Total playtime: 177  minutes (158+19 minutes)

Bonus: Behind the scenes, Trailers

English Summary:

Manonis an opéra comique in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 19 January 1884.

 Jules Massenet (Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet) - Prolific French composer, mainly known for his operas, born 12 May 1842 in Montaud near Saint-Étienne, France and died 13 August 1912 in Paris, France.

Cast:

Anna Netrebko as Manon

Rolando Villazón as le Cevalier des Grieux

Cristof Fischesser as le Comte des Grieux

Alfredo Daza as Lescaut

Rémy Corazza as Guillot de Morfontaine

Arttu Kataja as Brétigny

Hanan Alattar as Poussette

Gal James as Javotte

Silvia de la Muela as Rosette

Matthias Vieweg as Innkeeper

Directed by Vincent Paterson

Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

Stage Design: Johannes Leiacker

Costume Design: Susan Hilferty

Lightning Design: Duane Schuler

Video Director: Andreas Morell

Produced by Bernhard Fleischer

Staatsopernchor Chorus Master: Eberhard Friedrich

Staatskapelle Berlin