Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 275,014 playable programmes from the BBC

Manon Lescaut

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Opéra-comique In three acts. Libretto by EUGÉNE SCRIBE. after the novel by L'ABot PROVOST. Music by Auber (born 1782)
(sung In French: records) This other '. far less well-known opera based on the Manon story was In fact the first to be composed. Scribe's libretto takes severe liberties with the story. compared with the Massenet and Puccini versions.
FRENCH RADIO CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA, conducted by JEAN-PIERRE MARTY

Contributors

Conducted By:
Jean-Pierre Marty
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More