by David McVicar, François Roussillon · EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co.KG · DVD · EAN 5099950506897
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«Manon» is the opera by Jules Massenet directed by David McVicar and François Roussillon at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, released on DVD in 2008 by EMI.
Recording of the production of Massenet's comic opera premiered in Paris in 1884, which tells the tragic love story between the young Manon Lescaut and the knight Des Grieux, caught between passion and social ambition. This staging, recorded at the Liceu in Barcelona in June 2007, stars Natalie Dessay and Rolando Villazón, with Samuel Ramey as Count Des Grieux and Manuel Lanza as Lescaut. Musical direction is by Víctor Pablo Pérez, with sets and costumes by Tanya McCallin.
European edition on 2 DVDs, NTSC format, with LPCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 sound. Includes subtitles in French, German and Spanish, and a 51-minute extra program on the rehearsals. Duration: 175 minutes.
