The Washington National Opera’s brilliant revival of “Manon Lescaut” demonstrates that as early as 1893, when Giacomo Puccini was writing this, his first popular work, he knew well how to use music to ...

It's set in early 18th Century France—and Louisiana. Puccini felt that he could bring true Italian passion to the tale, and indeed he did. Though it’s an early work, it contains much of the rich, ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 season of Saturday matinee radio broadcasts continues with Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.

At the Opera will begin with an artist profile of American dramatic soprano Helen Traubel, followed by the feature opera, Puccini's Manon Lescaut. Manon Lescaut is an Italian-language opera in four ...

The Sarasota Opera has staged plenty of Puccini — everything from “La Boheme” and “Madama Butterfly” to “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” — but never the early triumph that launched his career in ...

Dallas Opera's Gregory Kunde and Kristin Lewis perform in a dress rehearsal of Puccini's Manon Lescaut at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas on Feb. 27. Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor The ...

First impressions are important, but they shouldn't lead to snap judgment. It is usually wiser to stop and think, but in the world of opera – especially Puccini – lovers tend to fall in love at first ...

In the mood for 'MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera' right from your couch? Pinpointing where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to stream or rent the -helmed movie can be confusing so we at ...

Soprano Patricia Racette is the greatest advertisement for Puccini’s heroines. His operas dominate her resume, and no wonder. She owns a voice that gravitates to his expansive Italian lines and ...

On November 24, 2019, San Francisco Opera presented Giacomo Puccini's third opera, MANON LESCAUT with two spectacularly large-voiced singers, Liana Haroutounian and Brian Jagde. In a most forthright ...

The past is a deadly weapon.