MANON LESCAUT

By Giacomo Puccini

VIDEO: Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo, Thomas Allen; Sinopoli conducting; Covent Garden, 1983; CVI 2028; subtitles only on Laserdisc edition (PIO 24329)

AUDIO: A) FOYER: Magda Olivero, Placido Domingo, Giulio Fioravanti, Santi conducting; "live," 1970; limited edition pressing of a vivid, shattering b'cast well worth tracking down [G.R.]

B) DG: Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Sinopoli conducting (1984); Stereo

C-1) EMI -- LP only: Maria Zamboni, Francesco Merli, Lorenzo Conati, Molajoli conducting (1931); fair Mono

C-2) RCA: Licia Albanese, Jussi Bjoerling, Robert Merrill, Perlea conducting (1954); Mono

C-3) DECCA/LONDON: Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Mario Boriello, Molinari-Pradelli conducting (1954); Stereo

C-4) EMI: Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giulio Fioravanti, Serafin conducting (1957); Mono

C-5) EMI: Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Vicente Sardinero, Bartoletti conducting (1971); Stereo