Ep. 104: Manon vs. Manon Lescaut
In 1731, Antoine Fran\xe7ois Pr\xe9vost introduced the character of Manon to the world through his "smutty" novel L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, and she has seduced audiences time and again ever since! In this episode, we talk about the two operas that have survived in the modern canon that tell her story - one by Massenet, and one Puccini!