Organization

Singer

Soprano

Radostina Nikolaeva

Manon Lescaut

Dimitrinka Raycheva

Tenor

Efe Kislali

The knight René Des Grieux

Martin Iliev

Baritone

Plamen Dimitrov

Lescaut

Bass

Eugeniy Stanimirov

Geronte de Revoir

Hristo Ganevski

Edmond

Conductor

Jan van Maanen

Stage director

Aleksandar Tekeliev

Artist

Valentin Topencharov

Plastic

Grisha Roglev

Chorus master

Tsvetan Krumov

State Opera Varna

Others

Choir of the Varna State Opera

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Orchestra of the Varna State Opera

the Varna Children's and Youth Opera

Italian

Varna

Bulgaria

Opera Theatre

Summer Theatre

Manon Lescaut Puccini

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English

Bulgarian

Approved

Manon Lescaut is Puccini's first opera to be a great success, much greater than the previous Bohemia. The composer encounters some difficulties in writing it, as he has to work with several librettists at the same time. Interestingly, he uses parts of his previous works such as Messa di Gloria or works such as Chrysanthemums, Scherzo for orchestra and several minuets that are easily recognizable in the score of Manon Lescaut. It was very important for Puccini to find another musical sound different from that of the great Verdi, who was still alive at the time.

The images in the opera are very human. Manon, who cannot choose between love and luxury and this predetermines her destiny; De Grijo, who is so in love with Manon that he sacrifices himself for her and Lesko, the brother who is quite strange and tries to do what he has to do, but only when it is good for him. Puccini fills "Manon Lescaut" with strong emotions - passion, joy, sorrow, and in some places with boring, boring music to show us Manon's boredom of luxury living.

I am pleased when the soloists and the orchestra are able to express to the audience all these characteristics that I mentioned a moment ago, using the notes and words that Puccini left us. As a conductor, I do not experience myself as a dictator who dictates what needs to be done. I'm just one of the musicians trying to guide a group of musician friends to bring real life together to Puccini's music.

Manon Lescaut by Puccini, From (2017/2017), Directed by Aleksandar Tekeliev,, Conductor Jan van Maanen, Summer Theatre, Varna, Bulgaria

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