Title: Manon
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.
Subjects: Librettos, Operas, Vocal scores, Vocal scores with piano, Operas, librettos, Massenet, jules, 1842-1912
People: Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Time periods: 19th century