Manon by Massenet, Ds. 26 Oct. 2019, De (2019/2019), Dirigit per Laurent Pelly, Director musical Maurizio Benini, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Thessaloniki, Greece

Manon's story-from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner-is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music. Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet’s sensual score.