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Manon Lescaut, Five Ways

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: She done him so, so wrong. L’Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut is a scandalous novella written in 1731 by Abbé Antoine François Prévost. Frequently banned and censored, it’s the story of a bourgeois … Continue reading →

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Julius Rudel (1921-2014)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: In memory of the titanic Viennese conductor and impresario, who passed away yesterday at 93, here’s a clip of the Hotel Transylvanie gambling scene from Jules Massenet’s Manon, from a rare 1977 New York City Opera telecast. … Continue reading →