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    We're a Go for 'Manon Lescaut'

    We're a Go for 'Manon Lescaut'

    FromHe Sang/She Sang

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    We're a Go for 'Manon Lescaut'

    FromHe Sang/She Sang

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    Length:
    45 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 29, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    On the premiere episode of the new podcast He Sang/She Sang, hosts Merrin Lazyan and Mike Shobe discuss the plot, characters and music of Puccini's Manon Lescaut with the principle stage director of Regina Opera, Linda Lehr, and WQXR's morning host Jeff Spurgeon.
    Plus, soprano Anna Netrebko joins us to talk about playing the title character, and the panel discusses their YouTube recommendations to get even more familiar with Manon Lescaut.
    Jeff Spurgeon's YouTube Pick (Jonas Kaufmann and Kristine Opolais): 

    Linda Lehr's YouTube Pick (Kiri Te Kanawa and Placido Domingo):

    Merrin Lazyan's YouTube Pick (Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov):

    Mike Shobe's YouTube Pick (Jonas Kaufmann):
     
    This episode features excerpts from the following albums and performances:• Anna Netrebko, soprano; Yusif Eyvazof, tenor; and Brian Zeger, piano, recorded live at The Greene Space at WQXR (September 2016).• Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Decca Records, 1993)— Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; Mirella Freni, soprano• Anna Netrebko: Verismo (Deutsche Grammophon, 2016)— Anna Netrebko, soprano
    Released:
    Nov 29, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (24)

    He Sang/She Sang is a new podcast from WQXR for the opera-curious and opera superfans who want to know what all those big voices are really singing about. The podcast follows the radio broadcast season of the Metropolitan Opera with a weekly roundtable chat that discusses the plots, characters, music, productions, social significance and great performances of that week's opera. Following the Met's radio broadcast season, He Sang/She Sang will dive into the new productions of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Rossini’s William Tell, the Met premiere of an opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and fan favorites by Verdi, Puccini and Mozart. He Sang/She Sang is hosted by Merrin Lazyan and Michael Shobe, with appearances by superstar soprano Anna Netrebko, Met Opera tenor Stuart Skelton, WQXR hosts Jeff Spurgeon and Nimet Habachy, BBC 3 host Clemency Burton Hill and others.