{"id":26606,"date":"2019-09-05T15:19:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T05:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=26606"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T05:19:29","slug":"puccinis-manon-lescaut-comes-to-the-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=26606","title":{"rendered":"Puccini&#8217;s Manon Lescaut Comes To The Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26607\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lg6vYlSA.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recorded live at La Scala in April 2019, Puccini&#8217;s opera in four acts (1893), <em>Manon Lescaut <\/em>comes to the screen in October.<\/p>\n<p>In this new production by acclaimed director Sir David Pountney, Maestro\u00a0Riccardo Chailly conducts this\u00a0earliest known version of\u00a0Puccini\u2019s first triumph. 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