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Teatr Wielki Poznań

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Dirigent (+1)

Marco Guidarini

Regissör

Regissör (+2)

Gerard Jones

Scenograf

Scenograf (+1)

Blanca Añón

Ljus designer

Marc Gonzalo

Kostym designer

Donna Raphael

Körledare

Körledare (+3)

Mariusz Otto

Assisterande kapellmästare

Wiktor Kozłowski

Assistent Scenregissör

Tenor (+3)

Bartłomiej Szczeszek

Sopran

Iwona Sobotka

Manon Lescaut

Yuliia Alieksieieva

Tenor (+1)

Dominik Sutowicz

Kavaljer Renato Des Grieux

Tenor

Max Jota

Baryton (+3)

Mateusz Ługowski

Lescaut

Baryton (+6)

Jaromir Trafankowski

Bas (+2)

Damian Konieczek

Geronte di Ravoir

Bas (+4)

Rafał Korpik

Piotr Friebe

Edmondo

Piotr Kalina

Baryton (+2)

Michał Korzeniowski

Värden

Balettmästaren

Mezzosopran (+1)

Laura Wąsek

En musiker

Tomasz Mazur

En sergeant vid bågskyttarna

Tenor (+5)

Marek Szymański

En lamptändare

Skådespelare

Marian Kulczyński

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Andrzej Płatek

Orchestra

Orkiestra Teatru Wielkiego w Poznaniu

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chór Teatru Wielkiego w Poznaniu

Manon Lescaut protracts between excess and absence. The libretto was created by seven persons altogether: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Marco Praga, Giuseppe Giacosa, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica, as well as Giacomo Puccini himself and his publisher Giulio Ricordi. The case was so complicated that a decision was made not to put any name on the title page of the published score. The protagonist herself is also fluctuating between possession and lack thereof. Whatever she has, she loses in a flash. When she has everything, she feels suffocated with the abundance and recalls her inherent lover. When she is to leave with him, she is unable to give up her jewels. This desire leads her from luxury to a place where there is nothing – to the desert, where Manon dies of thirst. There is no water but there is love; some would say – nothing, others – everything.

A great recommendation for fans of consumerism and minimalism – everybody will find something for themselves here.

They say love has many names, and as we learn from the story of Manon Lescaut's libretto, you sometimes need as many as eight people to describe a feeling that goes beyond the boundaries of property. This many people struggled to translate Prévost's novel into the language of the opera. Puccini was involved both in the creation of music and the libretto. As he said when he started composing, "I will feel it (...) with a passion of despair." His passion was passed on to the titular character.
This breathtaking story about obsession and abundance directed by Gerard Jones won the appreciation of the jury of the International Opera-directing Prize.

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