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Though Manon Lescaut is a tenor's dream and nightmare--des Grieux has great stuff to sing, but it is a lung, difficult part--the real challenge in this opera belongs to the soprano, who must grow from a giddy, luxury-loving schoolgirl into a woman who deserves our compassion. Carol Vaness's interpretation of Puccini's "material girl" sharply raised the level of Seattle Opera's production (seen January 15). Director Bernard Uzan clearly took his...
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