Manon October 15, 2008

Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008/09 season begins with two megawatt stars -- Natalie Dessay and Jonas Kaufmann in Jules Massenet's 'Manon'. Originally created for the English National Opera, this production relates the story of the naive but irresistible country girl who ruins her own life and her lover's through reckless pursuit of passion and wealth. Presented in French with projected English translations.