Maria Callas - Puccini: Manon Lescaut (2023)

Manon Lescaut, from the eponymous Puccini opera, is a difficult character to grasp, evolving from a naïve young girl to a venal and manipulative femme fatale, and finally a despaired woman weeping over her miserable end. Maria Callas never performed the role on stage but left this milestone recorded version in 1957, forming with Giuseppe Di Stefano (as Des Grieux) one of the most iconic couples of the whole Puccini discography.
Tracklist
01. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Ave, sera gentile" (Edmondo, Coro, Des Grieux)
02. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde" (Des Grieux, Coro)
03. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Ma bravo!" (Edmondo, Coro)
04. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Discendono, vediam!" (Coro, Edmondo, Lescaut, Oste, Des Grieux, Geronte)
05. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Cortese damigella, il priego mio accettate" (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut)
06. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Donna non vidi mai simile a questa" (Des Grieux)
07. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "La tua ventura ci rassicura" (Edmondo, Coro, Geronte, Lescaut, Oste)
08. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "La tua Proserpina di resisterti" (Edmondo, Des Grieux)
09. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Vedete" Io son fedele alla parola mia" (Manon, Des Grieux, Lescaut)
10. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Non c'è più vino?" (Lescaut, Des Grieux, Manon, Edmondo, Geronte, Oste)
11. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Cavalli pronti avete?" (Lescaut, Geronte, Edmondo, Coro)
12. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Dispettosetto questo riccio!" (Manon, Lescaut)
13. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Sei splendida e lucente!" (Lescaut, Manon)
14. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "In quelle trine morbide" (Manon)
15. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Poiché tu vuoi saper" (Lescaut, Manon)
16. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Che ceffi son costor?" (Lescaut, Manon, Musico, Coro)
17. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Paga costor!" (Manon, Lescaut)
18. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Vi prego, signorina" (Maestro di ballo, Geronte, Manon, Coro)
19. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "L'ora, o Tirsi, è vaga e bella" (Geronte, Manon, Coro)
20. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Oh, sarò la più bella!" (Manon, Des Grieux)
21. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Ah!" - "Affè madamigella" (Manon, Geronte, Des Grieux)
22. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Ah, Manon, mi tradisce" (Des Grieux, Manon)
23. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Lescaut!" - "Tu qui?" (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut, Sergente)
24. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2" Intermezzo
25. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Ansia, eterna, crudel" (Des Grieux, Lescaut)
26. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Manon!" (Des Grieux, Manon)
27. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Taci! Taci!" (Des Grieux, Manon, Lampionaio)
28. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "All'armi! All'armi!" (Coro, Lescaut, Des Grieux, Manon)
29. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Il passo m'aprite!" (Sergente, Comandante, Coro)
30. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Rosetta!" (Sergente, Coro, Lescaut, Manon, Des Grieux)
31. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Presto in fila! Marciate!" (Sergente, Des Grieux, Coro, Comandante)
32. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Ah! non v'avvicinate!" - "Come io piango ed imploro" (Des Grieux, Comandante)
33. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 4: "Tutta su me ti posa" (Des Grieux, Manon)
34. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 4: "Manon, senti, amor mio!" - "Vedi, son io che piango" (Des Grieux, Manon)
35. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 4: "E nulla! Nulla!" (Des Grieux, Manon)
36. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 4: "Sola, perduta, abbandonata" (Manon)
37. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 4: "Fra le tue braccia, amore" (Manon, Des Grieux)