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Manon Lescaut review

“Bizarre”
ReviewsFeb 26, 2024by Yehuda ShapiroHackney Empire, London
Jenny Stafford and Masimba Ushe in Manon Lescaut Hackney Empire, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Jenny Stafford and Masimba Ushe in Manon Lescaut Hackney Empire, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Jude Christian’s new english libretto of Puccini’s 1893 opera is staged as if its a surreal nightmare

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Yehuda Shapiro writes regularly for The Stage and Opera magazine. He has a special interest in emerging operatic talent and and has also made surtitle translations for seven productions at the Royal Opera House.

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