Manon
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Manon
Manon is an
opéra comique
in five acts by
Jules Massenet
to a French
libretto
by
Henri Meilhac
and
Philippe Gille
, based on L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by
Abbé Prévost
. It was first performed at the
Opéra Comique
in Paris on January 19, 1884.Manon is Massenet's most popular and enduring opera, having maintained an important place in the repertory since its creation. It is the quintessential example of the charm and vitality of the music and culture of the Parisian
Belle Epoque
. The first Manon was Marie Heilbron and other noted interpreters include
Sybil Sanderson
(Massenet's personal favorite),
Fanny Heldy
,
Bidu Sayao
,
Victoria de los Angeles
,
Beverly Sills
,
Renée Fleming
, and most recently
Anna Netrebko
.
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Mañón
Mañón, also registered in the past as Maañón , is a city council of
Ferrolterra
in North-western
Spain
in the
Province of A Coruña
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia
.
Ferrolterra
's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (
2005
).
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