At a time when complete opera recordings have begun to go the way of the triceratops, it seems odd to find this perfectly ordinary performance of Massenet's "Manon" captured on disc -- and not merely ...

KEENE, N.H. Manon -- Jules Massenet's opera "Manon" has always been one of my favorites. With scarcely a boring musical moment, it bubbles, it soars, it grabs the emotions, from the rousing opening ...