30 Sep 2008

'Manon' gala makes spirits bright

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/classical/1192082,CST-FTR-lyric30.article

Laura Emerick [Chicago Sun-Times, 30 September 2008]

When Manon, the heroine of Massenet's opera, extols the carefree life of luxury in the work's famous Act 3 gavotte, her joie de vivre virtually lights up the stage.