Massenet: Manon
Composer(s):
Massenet
Works:
Manon
Performer:
Gheorghiu, Alagna, Patriarco; Monnaie Chorus & SO/Antonio Pappano
Label:
EMI
Catalogue Number:
EMI 456 3892
Performance:
Sound:
Gheorghiu’s Manon is sweetly innocent and teasingly sexy. Alagna as Des Grieux may not be the vocal equal, but Pappano digs deep into Massenet’s magnificent score. Christopher Cook
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