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Manon, Massenet
D: Peter Carp
C: Ektoras Tartanis
LYRICAL, DRAMATIC, ENCHANTING! SOLEN MAINGUENÉ IS CELEBRATED AS MANON IN FREIBURG!

It's a really great evening at the opera! ... Joshua Kohl is a vocally sovereign partner of the Mainguené. ... Under conductor Ektoras Tartanis, the colors change perfectly into one another. Directed by Peter Carp, perfectly synchronized with the actions on stage or vice versa , the actions have been set to the music. The Freiburg theater awaits ... with a complete and well-rounded opera experience.

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05 December 2021klassikfavori.deSABINE WEBER
A hot but disastrously ending relationship at the Theater Freiburg

The best and most typical contribution of its creator. Now Jules Massenet's Opéra-comique had its premiere at the Freiburg Theater - which was only half full due to the pandemic. The first major music theater company at the house since Corona. It may even have been a Freiburg premiere – nothing to the contrary could be ascertained. It was staged by the director. "Director Peter Carp focuses on the relationship between Manon and Des Grieux," the program booklet faithfully announces. "What else?", one tends to politely comment on this project.

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05 December 2021www.badische-zeitung.deJohn Adam