Manon
By: Massenet.
Contributors: Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.; Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.; Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
Series: Opera guide ;; 25
Publisher: J. Calder; Riverrun Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: fre; eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912; Operas -- Librettos
Description: This guide opens with a general survey of Massenet's career and continues with two essays about the opera 'Manon' in particular. Professor Hugh Macdonald explores the interplay of speech and song in this opera and Massenet's genius for comedy. Professor Vivienne Mylne traces the sources of Prévost's novel, setting it in the context of other racy, supposedly improving, 18th century novels of the seduction and ruin of women.
Notes: Discography: p. 111.
Bibliography: p. 112.
Includes libretto in French by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the novel Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost, with English translation.