Composition: Manon (Massenet, Jules)
| Title | Manon |
| Alternative title | Opéra-comique en cinq actes et six tableaux |
| Creators | Jules Massenet (composer) and Henri Meilhac (librettist) and Philippe Gille (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1883 |
| First published | 1884 |
| Dedication | A Madame Carvalho |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas comiques |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Ernest Alder |
| view | Gavotte | violin and piano | R. Heldburg |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | G. Hartmann | 1884 | Complete Score · view Prelude & Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view Act V · view |
| view | Complete | parts | G. Hartmann | — | Flute 1/2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2/English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2 (A/B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (B/D/E/F/G) · view Horn 3/4 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (A/B) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam, Snare Drum/Whip, Triangle/Sleigh Bells/Glockenspiel · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Clarinet (A) · view Bassoon · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Cello · view Bass · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Organ · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Manuscript | 1882 | Part 1 of 3 · view Part 2 of 3 · view Part 3 of 3 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Hartmann | 1884 | Complete Score (mono) · view Complete Score (color) · view Title Page, Contents, Prelude and Act I · view Act II · view Act III, Scene 1 · view Act III, Scene 2 · view Act IV · view Act V, plus Appendix · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Hartmann | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Fürstner | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I - Act II · view Act III - Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Moscow: Jurgenson? | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II - Act III, Sc.1 · view Act III, Sc.2 - Act IV - Act V · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Hartmann | 1885 | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (mono) · view |
| view | Gavotte (Act III) | vocal score | G. Hartmann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1895 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Milan: Edoardo Sonzogno | 1898 | Complete libretto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Casa Musicale Sonzogno | 1940 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Heugel | 1894 | Complete Score · view Part 1 · view Part 2 · view |
| view | Gavotte | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Fürstner | 1913 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris (orchestra) | Mado Robin (soprano) and Pierre Dervaux (conductor) | Air de Manon “Suis-je gentille ainsi” · file | |
| view | Selections | — | Tito Schipa (tenor) | La reve (Act II) · file |
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