Manon Lescaut: Puccini Opera: The Royal Opera House: Te Kanawa & Domingo

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DVD of the opera by Giacomo Puccini at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo and Thomas Allen. 130 minutes. Dolby digital and stereo. 4:3 ratio. 1983.

‘Manon’, wrote Puccini to this publisher Ricordi in 1889, is a herione I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public. This turned out to be a truly prophetic statement s the popularity of this masterpiece has never waned. this highly acclaimed production at Covent Garden was hailed as an operatic milestone. The superb cast are supported by the brilliant Italian conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli. Certainly not to be missed.