Opera Easy Manon /
In this program, host Natalie Choquette introduces viewers to Manon. Manon Lescaut is the heroine of Abbé Prévost's famous 18th-century novel that French composer Jules Massenet set to music. The young and beautiful Manon falls in love with the gallant Chevalier des Grieux, but her desire for t...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., HistoryGraphics.net (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012]
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (24 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
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Opera Easy.
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| Summary: |
In this program, host Natalie Choquette introduces viewers to Manon. Manon Lescaut is the heroine of Abbé Prévost's famous 18th-century novel that French composer Jules Massenet set to music. The young and beautiful Manon falls in love with the gallant Chevalier des Grieux, but her desire for the good life and its material possessions compromises her love and her future. By the time des Grieux rescues her from deportation to the New World, it is too late, and a repentant Manon dies in her lover's arms. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 20, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. The Story (3:25) -- Operatic Duet (4:11) -- Opera Quiz Question (0:38) -- A Page of History (1:56) -- Operatic Duet: "N'est-ce plus ma" (4:48) -- Private Life of Jules Massenet (2:10) -- "Gavotte de Manon" (5:36) -- Answer to Opera Quiz (0:37) -- Credits: Opera Easy: Manon (0:45) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. In this program, host Natalie Choquette introduces viewers to Manon. Manon Lescaut is the heroine of Abbé Prévost's famous 18th-century novel that French composer Jules Massenet set to music. The young and beautiful Manon falls in love with the gallant Chevalier des Grieux, but her desire for the good life and its material possessions compromises her love and her future. By the time des Grieux rescues her from deportation to the New World, it is too late, and a repentant Manon dies in her lover's arms. 6 and up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (24 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
6 and up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |