Manon, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Idomeneo | Opera review

ROH, London; Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; Coliseum, LondonSoprano Anna Netrebko, the fabulous, gutsy, quixotic Russian diva of divas who reduces men to milksops, had top billing in the title role of Manon, the Royal Opera's final new production of the season. But the crowd anointed another star: her tormented lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, sung by the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo. When he took his final curtain, the roar of approval stunned him to such an extent that, in a moment of pur...

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