Impulsive Young Love Meets a Tragic Fate in ‘Manon’
The journey from youthful naiveté to maturity, from material ambition to tragic downfall, is treated in grand opera tradition in Manon. The late-19th-century opera by Jules Massenet, with its lyrical arias and duets, will be presented by Eastman School of Music’s Eastman Opera Theatre on March 31 and April 1 through 3. Massenet’s work traces…