Manon Lescaut - Puccini Details

Manon Lescaut - Puccini

TDK presents a recording of Puccini's heart-breaking opera from one of the best opera houses of the world featuring star tenor Jose Cura and remarkable soprano Maria Guelghina as the two inseparable lovers. Riccardo Muti, music director of La Scala at the time of this performance, gives full weight to the alternation of social realism and private amatory psychology, of crowds and intimacy, body and spirit. And the director of this Milan production, the famous Italian film director Liliana Cavani, provides it with a realistic setting. Every scene looks like a genre painting, from which Puccini's psychograms emerge musically. This forms the background for the two outstanding singer actors, who take the lead roles.

Starring	Maria Guleghina, Lucio Gallo, José Cura, Luigi Roni, Marco Berti, Orazio Mori, Mario Bolognesi, Gloria Banditelli, Ernesto Gavazzi, Aldo Bramante, Silvestro Sammaritano, Ernesto Panariello
Director	Liliana Cavani, Manuela Crivelli
Studio	TDK UK LTD
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 54 mins
Certificate
Genres	Music/Musical
Subtitles	DVD: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Released	Production year: 1998 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 03 Oct 2005