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Composer:
Jules Massenet

Artist(s):
Anna Netrebko
Rolando Villazon

Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim

Background: Following the artistic and commercial success of their last DVD project, La Traviata from the 2005 Salzburg Festival, opera superstars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón bring their combined talents to Jules Massenet’s Manon. A glittering production filled with beautiful people with gorgeous voices!

Netrebko was born to play the title role: her voice and body language capturing the fluctuating personality of the complex Manon, one minute girlish, the next introspective. 'She is a real stage animal, constantly reacting to what is happening around her', wrote Opera of her performance. Villazón is compelling as Des Grieux, expressing all the burning passion of the doomed lover in his burnished, supple tenor.

This is a production with a distinct Hollywood touch: first-time opera director Vincent Paterson has previously worked with Madonna, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney and staged several Broadway musicals. Given his show-business background, Paterson interprets Manon as a Hollywood cinematic tale for the opera stage with Massenet’s colourful music as a kind of soundtrack. The press raved about the opera event of the year in Berlin, while the live public screening of one of the performances in the square in front of the opera house attracted an audience of more than 20,000 people. Musically, the production is equally accomplished.

CATALOGUE NR: 0734431
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Unitel
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 18-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Jules Massenet
TITLE: Manon - complete
TRACKS: Bonus - 'The Making of Manon'.
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Barenboim
ARTISTS: Anna Netrebko   Rolando Villazon   Alfredo Daza   Remy Corazza

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 widescreen high definition / Sound Format: DTS 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound PCM Stereo - bonus only in Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 170 minutes / Recorded: directed by Vincent Paterson / Subtitles: German English French Spanish Chinese

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