Manon

Jules Massenet Manon opera to libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille. Directed 2007 by Vincent Paterson at the Staatsoper unter den Linden. Stars Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Christof Fischesser, Alfredo Daza, Rémy Corazza, Arttu Kataja, Hanan Alattar, Gal James, Silvia de la Muela, and Matthias Vieweg. Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Staatsopernchor (Chorus Master Eberhard Friedrich). Stage design by Johannes Leiacker; costumes by Susan Hilferty; lighting by Duane Schuler; choreography by Vincent Paterson; direction for TV by Andreas Morell. Released 2008; disc has 5.1 dts-HD Audio and 5.1 PCM sound. Grade: A

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