Manon

Presented by Wellington Opera

1-7 August
St James Theatre, Wellington

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Manon Programme

Manon – Amina Edris

Le Chevalier des Grieux – Pene Pati

Lescaut – Phillip Rhodes*

Le Comte des Grieux – Wade Kernot

Guillot de Morfontaine – Patrick Power

Monsieur de Brétigny – Kieran Rayner*

Pousette – Sarah Mileham

Conductor – Romain Dumas

Director – Sara Brodie

Wellington Opera Chorus

Orchestra Wellington

*Supported by The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation

Sung in French with English subtitles

Duration: 3 hours approx (including two intervals)

Wellington Opera proudly presents Manon, Jules Massenet’s quintessentially French opera of the belle époque.

Amina Edris enchants audiences worldwide with her radiant soprano voice and captivating stage presence, while Pene Pati is beloved by many for his role in the chart-topping trio Sol3 Mio, and has since become one of the most sought-after tenors on the global stage. Phillip Rhodes returns following his wonderful performances in La Traviata and Lucia di Lammermoor.

Wellington Opera brings these wonderful Kiwi artists home to perform this sumptuous masterpiece of French opera at the St James Theatre, Wellington with French conductor Romain Dumas and Aotearoa’s renowned opera director Sara Brodie.

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