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| − | ''[[Manon]]''is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille. | + | ''[[Manon]]'' is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille. |
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 20 February 2024
Manon is an opéra comique in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille.
Contents
The original text
Based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost. First performed in 1884.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2007: Presented by Cape Town Opera (1–10 November)
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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