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Manon Lescaut GIACOMO PUCCINI MANON LESCAUT STREAMING METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE Presenta GIACOMO PUCCINI MANON LESCAUT Ópera en cuatro actos Libreto de Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Giulio Ricordi y Giacomo Puccini, basado en la novela “Historia del Caballero Des Grieux y Manon Lescaut” de Antoine-François Prévost D’Exiles. Reparto Manon Lescaut Karita Mattila Renato Des Grieux Marcello Giordani Lescaut Dwayne Croft Geronte de Ravoir Dale Travis Edmondo Sean Panikkar Coro y Orquesta del Metropolitan Opera House, New York Dirección: James Levine Producción escénica Dirección teatral, escenografía y vestuario Desmond Heeley Iluminación Gil Wechsler Dirección de TV Brian Large Lunes 10 de agosto de 2020 Transmisión vía streaming desde Metropolitan Opera House – New York, USA TEATRO NESCAFÉ DE LAS ARTES Temporada 2020 MANON LESCAUT ANTECEDENTES Giacomo Puccini dio su primer paso operístico con “Le villi” (1884), obra que tuvo la doble fortuna de contar con muy prontas presentaciones en La Scala de Milán y recibir el apoyo del editor Giulio Ricordi. Ante la bue- na acogida de este debut pucciniano el influyente empresario no vaciló en comisionar una nueva ópera al jo- ven compositor, la cual fue “Edgard” (1889), receptora de un muy frio estre- no y casi nulos repuntes tras inmedia- tas reposiciones con su partitura revi- sada. Luego de este traspié Ricordi podía haberse olvidado de Puccini, sin em- bargo su visión empresarial y ojo ar- tístico lo llevaron a mantenerlo cerca y a contactar al libretista Giuseppe Gia- cosa para que le buscara temas para Giacomo Puccini un buen libreto a musicalizar y con ello revitalizar su carrera. búsqueda de lado para centrarse úni- Surgieron múltiples alternativas ins- camente en ese tema. piradoras que llegaron incluso a la La narración formaba parte de su es- dramaturgia de Shakespeare, en cuyo crito mayor titulado “Memorias y análisis estaba Puccini cuando cono- aventuras de un hombre de rango”. ció la novela francesa “Historia del Señálese que la vida de Prévost fue un Caballero Des Grieux y Manon Les- verdadero torbellino de escándalos y caut” del Abate Prevost, provocán- amoríos, no obstante el aparente so- dole un entusiasmo tal que dejó toda siego proyectado por su constante in- The Metropolitan Opera | Streaming HD MANON LESCAUT clinación por la vida religiosa. inexperto amigo de Puccini, que pidió Se le advirtió al compositor que hacía colaboración a Domenico Oliva en la apenas nueve años que Jules Masse- versificación del texto. El trabajo re- net había abordado el mismo tema de sultante no dejó contento ni a Puccini Prevost en la ópera “Manon” y que ni tampoco a Ricordi, quien pidió con- cosechaba triunfos resonantes. Pucci- sejos a Giuseppe Giacosa, el mismo ni defendió ardorosamente su propó- que había participado en la búsqueda sito, puntualizando con fuerza: inicial de temas. Este no quiso involu- crarse y sugirió que se llamase a Luigi “Massenet sintió el drama como fran- Illica, cuya propuesta fue radical: re- cés, con polvos de tocador y minue- hacer completamente el libreto. Eso tos. Yo, en cambio, lo siento como resultaba imposible de materializar, ya italiano, con una pasión desesperada. que a esas alturas había bastante mú- Manon es una heroína en la que creo sica ya compuesta y Puccini no quería firmemente. Ella no fallará en ganarse partir nuevamente de cero. A comien- los corazones del público. ¿Por qué zos de 1891 Giacosa tuvo que ayudar no dos óperas sobre ella, si una mujer a Illica y luego el propio Puccini e in- como Manon tuvo más de un aman- cluso Giulio Ricordi debieron incorpo- te?”. rarse a la redacción del libreto. Las complejidades por las que pasó la La redacción del libreto de la nueva gestación del texto hicieron que en la ópera se dio de un proceso muy largo partitura de la ópera - completada en y complejo, marcando un hecho único octubre de 1892 - no figurara ninguna en la producción de Giacomo Puccini. de las tantas personas que, con ma- Fue éste quien comenzó a esbozar los yor o menor gravitación, pusieron su textos, pero Giulio Ricordi hizo ver su grano de arena en el libreto. Tampo- poder e impuso la necesidad de in- co esa partitura original menciona la corporar un libretista profesional al novela del Abate Prevost como fuente proyecto, surgiendo la figura de Rug- de inspiración directa para la ópera. giero Leoncavallo, rápidamente remo- Para diferenciarla de “Manon” de vido debido a la desaprobación que Massenet, a la nueva ópera se la llamó manifestó Puccini por su trabajo. “Manon Lescaut”. Se llamó entonces a Marco Praga, un Surgió entonces un problema relacio- 5 TEATRO NESCAFÉ DE LAS ARTES Temporada 2020 nado con la fecha y lugar para realizar cena de “Manon Lescaut” fue el 1 de su primera presentación, prevista para febrero de 1893, en una jornada de La Scala de Milán, teatro donde ya es- triunfo apoteósico, que vino a marcar taba anunciado con mucha publicidad el verdadero inicio de la gran carrera y altísimas expectativas el estreno de de Giacomo Puccini en la ópera. “Falstaff” de Giuseppe Verdi el 9 de Curiosa y coincidentemente, se tiene febrero de 1893. que la producción de Puccini comen- Se dispuso entonces estrenar “Manon zó en grande cuando terminó la de Lescaut” antes que “Falstaff” y no Giuseppe Verdi con “Falstaff”. ¡Hay en La Scala, ni siquiera en Milán. Así, sólo 8 días de diferencia entre ese sal- el debut se trasladó a Turín, en cuyo to a la fama de uno y la despedida del Teatro Regio la primera puesta en es- otro!. The Metropolitan Opera | Streaming HD MANON LESCAUT 10 TIPS SOBRE MANON LESCAUT 1. “Manon Lescaut” es la tercera ópera 6. Se estrenó en el Teatro Regio de Turin de Puccini, tras “Le Villi” y “Edgard”. el 1 de febrero de 1893. 2. Se la considera como el primer gran 7. Nueve años antes de “Manon Lescaut” triunfo de Puccini, portador de su fama se había estrenado en París la ópera y consolidación definitiva como com- “Manon” de Jules Massenet, basada positor de óperas. en la misma fuente. 3. Está inspirada en la novela “Historia 8. “Manon Lescaut” difiere de aquella por del Caballero Des Grieux y Manon Les- ser más breve, con menos personajes y caut” del Abate Prevost. un final diferente en los EEUU. 4. En la confección de su libreto participó 9. El pasaje más famoso es el aria “Sola, una inusual galería de siete personas. perduta, abandonata” a cargo del per- sonaje principal. 5. En ese grupo estuvieron Giuseppe Gia- cosa y Luilli Illica, posteriores libretistas 10. La partitura impone las mayores exi- de “La bohème”. “Tosca” y “Madama gencias vocales puccinianas al tenor a Butterfly”. cargo del rol de Renato Des Grieux. 7 The Metropolitan Opera | Streaming HD MANON LESCAUT LOS PERSONAJES MANON LESCAUT Muchacha de conducta ligera. De castigada por su familia a un convento deviene en cortesana. Acusada de prostituta y ladrona, es de- portada a América. RENATO DES GRIEUX Estudiante modesto. Se enamora de Manon y permanece fiel a ella hasta su muerte. LESCAUT Hermano de Manon, oportunista y esca- lador. Pese a su conducta fluctuante, termina jugándosela por su hermana. GERONTE DE RAVOIR Funcionario real, acomodado y lujurioso. Sólo le interesa tener a Manon como amante y cortesana. EDMONDO Amigo de Renato de Grieux, de breve participación. Ayuda a Manon y Des Grieux a huir para librarse del rapto que ha planeado Ge- ronte. 9 TEATRO NESCAFÉ DE LAS ARTES Temporada 2020 ARGUMENTO “Manon Lescaut” se desarrolla en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, en las localidades francesas de Amiens, Paris, Le Havre (Francia) y Louisia- na (Estados Unidos). ACTO PRIMERO derado por Edmondo y muy pronto se une a ellos Renato Des Grieux, quien Una posada en Amiens. canta a la belleza de las muchachas En el patio que enfrenta la posada una presentes. multitud muy animada se reúne en es- Llega un carruaje desde Arrás trayen- pera de los pasajeros, las noticias y la do entre sus pasajeros a Manon Les- correspondencia que traen las diligen- caut, acompañada por su hermano el cias que tienen ese lugar particular Sargento Lescaut, y Geronte de Ravoir, como paradero obligatorio. un hombre mayor muy adinerado que Se junta un grupo de estudiantes li- ocupa el importante cargo de Tesore- The Metropolitan Opera | Streaming HD MANON LESCAUT ro General del Rey, se con Des Grieux. Este le confiesa Contra su voluntad, y por decisión fa- su amor y, con el ánimo decidido de miliar a modo de castigo, Manon ha cerrar el paso al plan de Geronte, la sido destinada sin apelación a un con- convence para que huya con él a la vento bajo la custodia de su hermano. ciudad. Des Grieux y Manon cruzan algunas Cuando el viejo se da cuenta de que palabras y entre ellos surge el amor en sus propósitos han fracasado en abso- forma inmediata. luto, encuentra consuelo en Lescaut, El viejo Geronte ha puesto los ojos en quien le advierte que será fácil resca- la muchacha durante el viaje y nada tar a Manon pues los escasos recursos más llegar a la parada en Amiens pla- de un estudiante como Des Grieux no nea raptarla en complicidad con el serán suficientes para cubrir los gustos posadero, pero Edmondo descubre el a que la muchacha está acostumbrada. plan y se lo hace saber a su amigo Des Pretendiendo entonces obtener otros Grieux. beneficios de Geronte, Lescaut propo- Manon reaparece y vuelve a juntar- ne al viejo hombre unirse a él prestán- 11 TEATRO NESCAFÉ DE LAS ARTES Temporada 2020 dole sus servicios. Ella contesta cruelmente diciendo que su apariencia de anciano difícilmente ACTO SEGUNDO podría inspirar amor, comparada a su joven belleza y la de Des Grieux.
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