"Manon" Opéra-comique en 5 actes, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille. Music by Jules Massenet. First performed at Opéra-Comique, Paris, January 19, 1884. Poster designed by Chatiniere, framed, image size apprx 23-1/2" x 35".
According to Massenet, he saw the novel in Meilhac's library and decided to prepare the story for the stage. Meilhac had two acts finished in 24 hours. Massenet composed much of the music in a house in Belgium where the Abbé Prévost himself lived.
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