Carol Neblett gave Puccini’s
Manon Lescaut everything she had in January 1981, which was considerable: sumptuous voice, a great high C, and plenty of interpretive finesse. Conducting this production was Anton Coppola (uncle of the film director Francis Ford Coppola). Walter Cataldi-Tassoni (Rome Opera director, and a former student of Mascagni) was the imaginative stage director.
Carol Neblett (Manon Lescaut) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Charles Long (Lescaut) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Carol Neblett (Manon Lescaut), Giorgio Lamberti (Des Grieux) and William Livingston (Edmondo) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Archie Drake (Geronte de Ravoir) and Carol Neblett (Manon Lescaut) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Carol Neblett (Manon Lescaut) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Charles Long (Lescaut) Archie Drake (Geronte de Ravoir) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Georgio Lamberti (Des Grieux) and Carol Neblett (Manon Lescaut) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
Giorgio Lamberti (Des Grieux) in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, 1981. © Chris Bennion
