Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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*45015 10-inch, $1.00When the singers have departed, the dancing master appears to teach Manon the minuet.She takes her lesson, while Geronte and several friends watch her admiringly. Des Grieux now enters and reproaches Manon bitterly. At the sight of him her lovereturns, and she begs him to take her away from all this luxury. They sing a passionateduet, followed by a lovely solo for des Grieux, who reproaches Manon for her fickleness. Ah ! Manon, mi tradisce (Manon, Kind and Gentle) By Franco de Gregorio, Tenor (In Italian) *4502 7 10-inch, $1.00 By Giorgio Malesci, Tenor (In Italian) *63421 10-inch, .75 Geronte surprises them, but controls his rage, and sarcastically wishing them a pleasanttete-d-tete, goes out. Lescaut shortly afterward rushes in and announces that Geronte hassent for the police. Des Grieux begs Manon to escape at once, but she insists on collectingher jewels first. This delay is fatal, and she is arrested and taken to prison, charged withbeing an abandoned woman.
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THE HAVRE HARBOR ACT III Doubk-Fawd Record—See page 288. 287 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA — MANON LESCAUT SCENE- ACT III The Harbor at Havre Manon has been banished from France, and is nowembarking on the ship for the French colony in Louisiana.Des Grieux, unable to secure her release, entreats the offi-cers to permit him to go on board. The captain, touchedby the grief of the unhappy lovers, consents, and with acry of joy Des Grieux embarks just as the ship is sailing. ACT IV SCENE—A Desolate Spot in Louisiana This act is merely a long duet in which the sad, butvery human, tragedy is ended. The music portrays thefailing strength of Manon, the despair of Des Grieux whenhe is powerless to aid her, the last farewell of the lovers,and the bitter grief of the unhappy young man whenManon dies. As she expires, unable to bear more, hefalls senseless on her body.

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