MASSENET: Manon (PAL)

Jules Massenet
Manon
From Opéra National de Paris, June 2001

Renée Fleming • Marcelo Àlvarez
Jean-Luc Chaignaud • Michel Sénéchal

Orchestre et Chœurs
de l'Opéra National de Paris
JESUS LOPEZ-COBOS

Stage Director: Gilbert Deflo

Picture Format: 16:9, 2 DVDs
Sound Format: LPCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Running Time: 164 min
Region Code: PAL All
Subtitle Languages: GB, F, D, I, E

Cat. No: DV-OPMANON (re-release)

• TDK re-presents an exceptional Manon from the Opera Paris on DVD in brand new packaging.

• With American star soprano Renée Fleming in the many-faceted title role, Argentinean tenor Marcelo Álvarez opposite her and Spanish opera conductor Jesús López-Cobos, this production provides first-rate listening and viewing of a masterpieces of French opéra lyrique.

• The staging by Gilbert Deflo offers splendid historical costumes by William Orlando, sophisticated lighting, opulent ballet dancing and colourful mass scenes. The minimal décor of darkly shaded abstract backdrops further accentuates the magnificent, colourful costumes – thus shifting the focus onto the interaction between the characters of the drama. This is supported by the close-up filming, so that the viewer can actually experience an intimate filmed drama.