Manon: Opera in Five Acts

Manon: Opera in Five Acts by Mead, G. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780793525478.

French composer Jules Massenet’s Manon: Opera in Five Acts is presented here as a complete vocal score for voice and piano, bringing the French Romantic opera into a practical edition for musical study, rehearsal, and performance preparation. With vocal material, piano accompaniment, and French and English text translated by G. Mead, the score is intended for singers, pianists, vocal coaches, conductors, teachers, and opera enthusiasts exploring Massenet’s lyrical writing and the dramatic progression of the work. The bilingual French and English presentation is useful for examining the relationship between text, melody, characterization, and dramatic expression. Celebrated selections appear within their larger operatic context, allowing individual arias and scenes to be studied alongside the surrounding music. Working from this vocal score supports close attention to vocal lines, piano accompaniment, phrasing, ensemble relationships, and the musical shape of complete scenes. For rehearsal, teaching, performance preparation, or personal score study, it offers a direct view of Massenet’s expressive Romantic writing and a consistent reference for preparing individual numbers and connected passages. Song List A mous les amours * Adieu, notre petite table * Ah! Fuyez, douce image * En Fermant Les Yeux * Epouse quelque brave fille * Fautil donc savoir * Jecris a mon pere * Je marche sur tous * Je suis encor tout etourdie * La charmante promenade * Nestce plus ma main * Ne bronchez pas * Nous vivrons a Paris! * O Rosalinda * Obeissons Quand Leur * On lappelle Manon * Pardon! mais jetais * Profitons bien de la jeunesse * Regardez moi bien * Voyons, Manon For study, rehearsal, performance, or gifting, this bilingual edition offers Massenet’s Manon as a complete piano and vocal score.