Opera Cheat Sheet | Houston Public Media

Dancer Marie Lindqvist from the 2010 production of Manon at the Royal Swedish Opera. Carl Thorborg / Kungliga Operan. Creative Commons. In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet Houston Public Media’s St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra give an overview of Jules Massenet’s most popular opera, Manon. Based on the 18th-century novel by Abbé Prévost, it’s the story of a young girl torn between love and the finer things in life.... Read More