Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Manon

Manon

Manon! avez-vous peur...On l'appelle Manon

1912 recording by Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar of a scene from Act II of Jules Massenet's Manon (1884).

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"Ah! fuyez, douce image" from Jules Massenet's Manon (1884). Recorded in 1910 by Aristodemo Giorgini for Edison Records.

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As you may have noticed, I'm trying to keep the number of featured sound nominations on the page at a decent number. Luckily, I'm also doing masses of sound file restorations, so it all works out in the end. This is usually considered Massenet's masterpiece, and I think these recordings are very good samples of it. Particularly, perhaps, the Caruso-Farrar one. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:08, 6 October 2008 (UTC) *Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:08, 6 October 2008 (UTC) (see below)[reply]

IMO two unrelated recordings would be best as separate candidates. --Klein zach 06:13, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Possibly. Let's split the vote. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 06:54, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I can't help but think there have to be better recordings available of "Manon". Of all of Massenet's works, I would think it is by the far the most performed and recorded. Vassyana (talk) 16:20, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Better than Caruso and Farrar? I'll grant there may be better than the Giorgini, though it'll be close, I suspect. I'll check. However, do realise the predominence of Manon and the falling off in performance of the others happened a bit after the 1923 cut-off, I believe. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 18:03, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manon! avez-vous peur...On l'appelle Manon

Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:08, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This is the first part of Scene 1, Act 2. That should be noted. (BTW Farrar is excellent as Manon.) --Klein zach 07:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Notable work, notable performers, historical value. Vassyana (talk) 15:58, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I could barely tell it was a old recording. Z gin der 2008-10-16T16:32Z (UTC)

Promoted Enrico Caruso - Geraldine Farrar - Jules Massenet - Manon - On L'appelle Manon.ogg. --MZMcBride (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah! fuyez, douce image

Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:08, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll withdraw this one of the two for now, to allow the other to pass. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 02:05, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]