The Met's new production of Manon is all too familiar.
by Paul Pelkonen
The physicist Albert Einstein once defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." That maxim might apply to Peter Gelb's administration of The Metropolitan Opera, which rolled out its new production of Massenet's Manon as a star vehicle for soprano Anna Netrebko. While the cast was (for the most part) strong, their efforts were undercut by a bland mise-en-scène by director Laurent Pelly, in his second show for the Met.
by Paul Pelkonen
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| "Chéri, which opera are we in?" Anna Netrebko vamps in Act III of Manon. Photo by Ken Howard © 2012 The Metropolitan Opera. |
