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First impressions are important, but they shouldn't lead to snap judgment. It is usually wiser to stop and think, but in the world of opera – especially Puccini – lovers tend to fall in love at first ...

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Death on the highway: Kristine Opolais's Manon and Jonas Kaufmann's Des Grieux in 'Manon Lescaut'All images by Bill Cooper Why the small modern flats or hotel rooms above the casino of Act One (the ...

Manon Lescaut is the opera in which [Puccini] found his voice. Never again did he equal the intensity of full-blooded sexual passion with which he imbued this opera. The catalyst is the Chevalier de ...