Natalie Dessay - FIRST Manon: Gavotte: Suis-je gentille ainsi? - Dress rehearsal Geneva 2004

This is actually from the pre-dress rehearsal, which means that there is no audience (hence no applause)!
Jules Massenet
MANON
Livret d'Henri Meilhac et Pilippe Gille
Act III Gavotte: Suis-je gentille ainsi?... Je marche sur tous les chemins... Obéissons quand leurs voix appellent
Nouvelle production
Direction musicale: Patrick Davin
Mise en scène: Alain Garichot
Décors: Rudy Sabounghi
Costumes: Claude Masson
Lumières: Laurent Castaingt
Manon: Natalie Dessay
Le Chevalier Des Grieux: Stefano Secco
Lescaut: Ludovic Tézier
Le Comte Des Grieux: Alain Vernhes
Guillot de Morfontaine: Bernard Van der Meersch
De Brétigny: Nicolas Carré
Poussette: Christine Buffle
Javotte: Hélène Hébrard
Rosette: Sibyl Zanganelli
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Choeurs du Grand Théâtre
Direction: Ching-Lien Wu
Grand Théâtre de Genève
11 Juin 2004

[@wotan10950]

I’ve only seen Dessay in roles like Zerbinetta and Olympia, so this is a nice surprise. Sills is really my benchmark as Manon (I saw her onstage and tv), but Dessay is lovely.

[@sillsman3]

De cette Manon à Genève dont je suis toujours fier !!! Nathalie Dessay , Stefano Secco ,Ludovic Tezier,
Etc.: Dir : Patrick Davin Mise en scène ; garichot alain

[@islamova_alina]

0:57 начало

[@gusdierick3042]

Hi,
something must have gone wrong when I saw image and heard the music. You are quite right, this is what you say. Where the Gounod sound track came from, I don't know. I apologize! Either way, the music is gorgeous, the singing great.

[@fjolneri7148]

I love your username BTW

[@irenamoiseykina7724]

Голос у Натали, как у редкой певчей птички.

[@janetflier6192]

Desay sounds great, but her gown is not very flattering.

[@gusdierick3042]

Actually, this item has the wrong title in the caption. It is indeed Gounod, Romeo et |Juliette, 'Je veux vivre cette rêve'.

[@DessayBestSingerII]

Ehm... no it is what the title says: Manon's act III gavotte "Suis-je gentille ainsi..."