Defining Manon: Three Operas on Abbé Prévost’s Manon Lescaut

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dc.contributor.advisorCitron, Marcia J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBailey, Walter B.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBarnett, Gregory R.en_US
dc.creatorBoudreaux, Emilyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T14:49:30Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T14:49:36Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-09-16T14:49:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-09-16T14:49:36Zen_US
dc.date.created2013-05en_US
dc.date.issued2013-09-16en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en_US
dc.date.updated2013-09-16T14:49:36Zen_US
dc.description.abstractAbbé Prévost’s novel L’Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (1731) has inspired at least four operas, notably by Daniel Auber, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Puccini, and Hans Werner Henze. This study will look at the three nineteenth-century operas based on that novel: Auber’s Manon Lescaut (1856), Massenet’s Manon (1884), and Puccini’s Manon Lescaut (1893). Massenet’s treatment receives the most attention because it is the most popular, and arguably the most well-known, of the three operas. I will discuss Manon’s role in the novel and operas, and its impact on the dramatic conception of each work. In the three operas I will examine her arias and other music, and her relationships with other characters. The goal is to gain a better understanding of each composer’s interpretation of Prévost’s heroine and to explore why Manon is different in each work.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBoudreaux, Emily. "Defining Manon: Three Operas on Abbé Prévost’s Manon Lescaut." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71925">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71925</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2013-05-500en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71925en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectManon Lescauten_US
dc.subjectManonen_US
dc.subjectDes Grieuxen_US
dc.subjectPrevosten_US
dc.subjectJules Masseneten_US
dc.subjectGiacomo Puccinien_US
dc.subjectDaniel Auberen_US
dc.subjectOperaen_US
dc.subjectOpera comiqueen_US
dc.subjectFrench operasen_US
dc.subjectMusicologyen_US
dc.titleDefining Manon: Three Operas on Abbé Prévost’s Manon Lescauten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMusicen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Musicen_US
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