《玛侬·莱斯科》:普契尼“悲情女主角”系列开山之作

Manon Lescaut,the first tragic heroine in Puccini

歌剧《玛侬·莱斯科》虽然不是普契尼上演率最高的作品，但却是形成他的歌剧风格、确立他的名声和地位的关键之作。在这之前，初出茅庐的普契尼只写过两部试验性歌剧：《群妖围舞》和《埃德加》。如果他仅此为止。或者写出的还是同类水平的作品，那么我们今天很可能就不知道还有普契尼这个人了。

OUTLINE/Despite being a less popular opera of Puccini,Manon Lescaut is an important work in the composer's oeuvre.The premiere of this work established Puccini's position and reputation in the field of opera.Although sharing a common story,Puccini's Manon Lescaut beats Massenet's Manon thanks to the former's wondrous lyrical melodies.It was also the first of many tragedies with an ill-fated female leading role among Puccini's operas.