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MANON

Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Opera in five acts in French

Libretto: Meilhac & Gille
Premièr at Opéra Comique, Paris – 19 January 1884

02 November 1958

Civic Theater, Pasadena

Conductor: Jean Fournet

Chorus master: Gianni Lazzari

Stage director: Enrico Frigerio

Costumes: Goldstein & Co.
Choreographer: Eugene Loring

Manon Lescaut LEYLA GENCER soprano
Chevalier des Grieux RICHARD LEWIS tenor
Count des Grieux, his father LORENZO ALVARY bass
Lescaut Manon's cousin LOUIS QULICO baritone
Guillot Morfontaine, a roué Howard Fried tenor
De Bretigny a nobleman John Gillaspy baritone
Poussette Sylvia Stahlman soprano
Javotte Joan Marie Moynagh soprano
Rosette Margot Blum soprano
Innkeeper Eugene Green
Maid Pauline Pappas
First Guard Robert Thomas
Second Guard Harold Enns
Attendant at St. Sulpice Max Lorenzini
Sergeant Winther Andersen

Time: 1721

Place: Amines, Paris, Havre

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

1958.05.01

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

1958.06.29

THE COVINA ARGUS CITIZEN

1958.09.18

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

1958.09.21

OPERA NEWS

1958.09.23

THE REGISTER

1958.06.25

INDEPENDENT STAR-NEWS

1958.10.12

INDEPENDENT STAR-NEWS

1958.10.19

STAR-NEWS

1958.10.23

COVINA ARGUS CITIZEN

1958.10.23

INDEPENDENT STAR-NEWS

1958.10.26

INDEPENDENT STAR-NEWS
1958.10.26

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
1958.10.27

INDEPENDENT STAR-NEWS
1958.11.02

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
1958.11.02

INDEPENDENT STAR-NEWS
1958.11.03

THE LOS ANGELES EVENING CITIZEN
1958.11.03

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
1958.11.03

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
1958.11.04

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
1958.11.04

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
1958.11.15

MANON

Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Opera in five acts in French

Libretto: Meilhac & Gille
Premièr at Opéra Comique, Paris – 19 January 1884

27 October 1958

Fox Theater, San Diego

Conductor: Jean Fournet

Chorus master: Gianni Lazzari

Stage director: Enrico Frigerio

Costumes: Goldstein & Co.
Choreographer: Eugene Loring

Time: 1721

Place: Amines, Paris, Havre

OPERA NEWS

1958.09.23

MANON

Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Opera in five acts in French

Libretto: Meilhac & Gille
Premièr at Opéra Comique, Paris – 19 January 1884

17 October 1958

War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

Conductor: Jean Fournet

Chorus master: Gianni Lazzari

Stage director: Enrico Frigerio

Costumes: Goldstein & Co.

Choreographer: Eugene Loring

Manon Lescaut LEYLA GENCER soprano [Role debut]
Chevalier des Grieux RICHARD LEWIS tenor
Count des Grieux, his father LORENZO ALVARY bass
Lescaut Manon's cousin LOUIS QULICO baritone
Guillot Morfontaine, a roué Howard Fried tenor
De Bretigny a nobleman John Gillaspy baritone
Poussette SylvIa Stahlman soprano
Javotte Joan Marie Moynagh soprano
Rosette Margot Blum soprano
Innkeeper Eugene Green
Maid Pauline Pappas
First Guard Robert Thomas
Second Guard Harold Enns
Attendant at St. Sulpice Max Lorenzini
Sergeant Winther Andersen

Time: 1721

Place: Amines, Paris, Havre

Photos © BILL COGAN, San Francisco

With General Director Adler in a Party

THE MODESTO BEE

1958.06.08

THE PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE

1958.06.10

THE BERKLEY GAZETTE

1958.06.12

PATALUMA ARGUS COURIER

1958.06.14

SAN MATTEO TIMES

1958.06.20

Opera Repertoire, Casts Are Detailed - San Mateo Times Friday, June 20, 1958 Duo Recite Vows In Berkeley Opera Repertoire, Casts Are Detailed; Cecilia Ward, Katherine Hilgonberg, Giuseppe Taddei, Lorenzo Alvary, John Gillaspy, Richard Wentworth and Virginio Assandri in the first opera, Conductor is Enrico Frigerio, In "Elektra" Christel Goltz, Lisa Delia Casa, Claramae Turner, Arnold Van Mill, Sebastian Fciersinger, and Harold Enns. Leopold Ludwig conducts, Paul Hager is stage director, "Tannhauser”, October 14 and 18 Leonie Rysanek, Grace Hoffman, Sylvia Stahlman, Sebastian FeiersiiiKer, Ernest Blanc, Arnold Van Mill, Harold Enns, Leopold Ludwig and Paul linger are respectively conductor and stage director. ' "Manon" October 17 Leyla Gencer, Sylvia Stahlman, Joan Marie Moynagh, Cecilia Ward, Richard Lewis, Louis Quilico, Lorenzo Alvary, Howard Fried, John Gillaspy. Jean Fournet is conductor, Enrico Frigcrio directs the stage. "Le Nozze di Figaro" October 21 and 23 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugenia Ratti, Cecilia Ward, Katherine Hilgenberg, Joan Marie Moynagh, Rolando Panerai, Giuseppe Modesti, Richard Wentworth, Howard Fried, Raymond Manton, Kurt Herbert Adler is the conductor and Paul Hager the stage director. "II Barbiere di Eiviglia" September 13 Eugenia Ratti, Katherine Hilgenberg, Rolando Panorai, Salvatoro Baceaioni, Giorgio Tozzi, John Gillaspy, Virginio Assandri. Gualco Curie! conducts, Enrico Frigerio is stage director. "Rigoletto" September 25 Leyla Gencer, Cecilia Ward, Katherine Hilgenberg, Gianni Raimondi, Ernest Blanc and Lorenzo Alvary, Conductor is Jean Fournet.

PATALUMA ARGUS COURIER

1958.07.26