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Convicted as a woman of ill-fame, Manon has been condemned to be deported. Des Grieux, freed by his father's intervention, and a penitent
Lescaut, now his ally, wait to waylay the convoy in which Manon is being marched to the port. A detachment of soldiers arrives with their prisoners. The would-be
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rescuers recognize the hopelessness of attacking so strong an escort, but
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1890:. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 438.
1835:. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, pp. 353â361.
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1767:The New Penguin Opera Guide
1733:. London: Threshold Books.
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1531:Manuel Lanza
1485:Alfredo Daza
1403:José van Dam
1364:José van Dam
1359:Gino Quilico
1326:Julius Rudel
1198:Albert Wolff
1117:Louis Guénot
1090:CD: Marston
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2623:1884 operas
2341:Other works
2081:Esclarmonde
1548:, Barcelona
1421:Cat: 81842
1379:Cat: 49610
1235:René Hérent
1230:Michel Dens
1225:Henri Legay
1211:Cat: 20013
1088:Cat: MR 558
1068:LĂ©on Ponzio
1058:Fanny Heldy
1037:des Grieux,
1001:Noted arias
660:A sergeant
592:Poussette,
497:Jules Danbé
490:Voice type
447:The ballet
372:Tito Schipa
312:Fanny Heldy
2592:Categories
2349:MĂ©ditation
2145:Grisélidis
2137:Cendrillon
1563:References
1285:Peter Maag
1141:Bidu SayĂŁo
1122:Ălie Cohen
1063:Jean Marny
1044:Conductor,
1023:Recordings
914:media help
801:media help
638:Innkeeper
626:an actress
608:an actress
594:an actress
332:Anna Moffo
324:Bidu SayĂŁo
293:Le Théùtre
125:1884-01-19
71:Librettist
2260:La Vierge
2236:Oratorios
2217:Cléopùtre
2057:HĂ©rodiade
1964:Operabase
1749:Massenet.
1462:S3K 90458
1377:CD: Angel
855:Chevalier
663:baritone
649:A porter
624:Rosette,
606:Javotte,
584:baritone
534:Lescaut,
269:entitled
254:himself.
248:The Hague
208:(act 4).
196:(act 1),
2469:Manon 70
2383:Category
2306:Concerto
2161:Chérubin
1927:premiere
1868:(1928).
1841:WorldCat
1837:Listings
1831:(1955).
1816:WorldCat
1812:Listings
1783:(1976).
1747:(1970).
1460:CD: Sony
1039:Lescaut,
984:Le Havre
692:Louis XV
682:Synopsis
655:Legrand
598:soprano
563:Cobalet
541:baritone
168:libretto
156:) is an
117:Premiere
100:Based on
92:Language
2279:Ballets
2209:Panurge
2185:Bacchus
2177:ThérÚse
2097:Werther
2089:Le Mage
1931:Gallica
1724:Sources
1710:Fanfare
1635:at the
1252:CD: EMI
1098:1928â29
1092:52003-2
1035:(Manon,
791:in 1912
587:Collin
508:soprano
440:Today,
252:Prévost
184:by the
134:, Paris
123: (
2638:Operas
2568:Portal
2531:(1952)
2523:(1894)
2515:(1893)
2507:(1884)
2499:(1856)
2491:(1836)
2480:Operas
2472:(1968)
2464:(1949)
2456:(1927)
2448:(1926)
2315:(1902)
2290:(1904)
2287:Cigale
2271:(1900)
2263:(1880)
2255:(1875)
2247:(1873)
2228:(1922)
2225:Amadis
2220:(1914)
2212:(1913)
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2196:(1910)
2188:(1909)
2180:(1907)
2172:(1906)
2169:Ariane
2164:(1905)
2156:(1902)
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