Description
Manon - Ballet - Jules Massenet; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Richard Bonynge / Complete music for Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Manon / The Only CD version currently available / Decca 2x Audio CD 2011 / 478 3109
UPC 028947831099
L'histoire de Manon, generally referred to as Manon, is a ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan to music by Jules Massenet and based on the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. The ballet was first performed by The Royal Ballet in London in 1974 with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell in the leading roles. It continues to be performed and recognised internationally.
| Label: | Decca – 478 3109 |
|---|---|
| Series: | The Ballet Edition |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2011 |
| Genre: | Classical, Stage & Screen |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Manon - Ballet | |||
| Act One | |||
| 1-1 | Scene I | 27:13 | |
| 1-2 | Scene II | 13:08 | |
|
Act Two |
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| 1-3 | Scene I | 16:53 | |
| 2-1 | Scene I Conclusion | 19:04 | |
| 2-2 | Scene II | 8:08 | |
|
Act Three |
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| 2-3 | Scene I | 10:18 | |
| 2-4 | Scene II | 4:08 | |
| 2-5 | Scene III | 9:57 |
- Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Leighton Lucas
- Art Direction – Jeremy Tilston
- Composed By – Jules Massenet
- Musical Assistance – Hilda Gaunt
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Producer – Paul Myers (2)
- Recorded By – Colin Moorfoot
