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C'est lui que ma paleur ne me trahisse

Opera details:

Opera title:

Manon

Composer:

Jules Massenet

Language:

French

Synopsis:

Manon Synopsis

Libretto:

Manon Libretto

Translation(s):

English Deutsch

Recitative details:

Type:

recitative

Role(s):

Manon Lescaut / Le Chevalier des Grieux

Voice(s):

Soprano / Tenor

Act:

2.11

Previous scene: Il est aprti
Next scene: En fermant les yeux

[Great sound] Bidu Sayão & Sydney Rayner in Manon: Adieu, notre petite table & Finale

Singer(s): Sydney Rayner Bidu Sayão

An amazing interpretation of this Act III scene in the legendary Met debut of Bidu Sayão as Manon in Massenet's "Manon, with the wonderful and unfortunately forgotten Sydney Rayner as Des Grieux. The girlish and charming voice of Sayão (what a perfect pianissimo!), coupled with her exquisite phrasing and intense dramatic portrayal make her the ideal Manon and possibly the best reference of how this role should be interpreted, even 80 years later.

This performance is very valuable for its amazing historic relevance, certainly one of the greatest nights and house debuts of any singer at the Met of NY, as well as for the great quality of all the performers, particularly Bidu Sayão in her most congenial and celebrated role.

I tried to clean and enhance the audio of the original recording in order to make the voices more clear and vibrant and, thus, much more appreciated by the listener in their impressive and stylish singing.

1) Dans mon coeur... quel tourment [0:00]
2) Allons! Il le faut pour lui même [1:07]
3) Adieu, notre petite table [2:56]
4) C'est lui! Que ma pâleur ne me trahisse pas! [5:16]
5) En fermant les yeux [6:58]
6) FINAL SCENE - Ah! Des Grieux! [11:33]
7) FINAL SCENE - Seul amour de mon âme! [13:15]
8) FINAL SCENE - Ah! je sens une pure flamme [15:30]
9) FINAL SCENE - Partons! Non... Il m'est impossible...[18:05]

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Full libretto Manon

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