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Manon (other)
''Manon'' is an opera by Jules Massenet, adapted from Abbé Prévost's novel ''Manon Lescaut''. Manon may also refer to: Fiction and art Prévost's character * Manon Lescaut, the eponymous character of the 1731 novel '' Manon Lescaut'' by French author Abbé Prévost * '' Le portrait de Manon'' (1894), an opera by Massenet, a sequel to ''Manon'' * ''Manon'' (film), a 1949 French film by Henri-Georges Clouzot, adapted from ''Manon Lescaut'' * '' Manon 70'', a 1968 French film based on ''Manon Lescaut'' * '' L'histoire de Manon'', a 1974 ballet set to the music of Massenet, with choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan Other characters * Manon (character), a fictional character from children's books, and related media, by Gerard Moncomble and Nadine Rouviere * Manon, the fictional title character of the 1962 novel '' Manon des sources'', by Marcel Pagnol, and subsequent adaptations ** ''Manon des Sources'' (1986 film), a French film, released in North America as ''Manon of the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon
''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 19 January 1884, with sets designed by Eugène Carpezat (act 1), Auguste Alfred Rubé and Philippe Chaperon (acts 2 and 3), and Jean-Baptiste Lavastre (act 4). Prior to Massenet's work, Halévy (''Manon Lescaut'', ballet, 1830) and Auber (''Manon Lescaut'', opéra comique, 1856) had used the subject for musical stage works. Massenet also wrote a one-act sequel to ''Manon'', ''Le portrait de Manon'' (1894), involving the Chevalier des Grieux as an older man. The composer worked at the score of ''Manon'' at his country home outside Paris and also at a house at The Hague once occupied by Prévost himself. ''Manon'' is Massenet's most popular and enduring opera and, having "quickly conquered th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Manon
Gloria Patricia Manon (December 28, 1939 – November 12, 2018) was an American actress who was active mostly on television from 1965. Life and career Manon appeared in such television series as ''Daniel Boone'', '' Burke's Law'', '' The Name of the Game'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''The Mod Squad'', and '' Quincy M.E.''. Her film credits included ''All the Loving Couples'' (1969), ''I Love My Wife'' (1970), ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971, as Mrs Curtis) and ''The Woman Inside ''The Woman Inside'' is a 1981 (but shot in 1978) drama film made by 20th Century Fox, and directed by Joseph Van Winkle who co-wrote screenplay with Steve Fisher (uncredited). This drama film portrays the actions of a tough, but mentally ill, ...'' (1981). She returned to the screen in 2004 as The Contessa in the video game '' Sly 2: Band of Thieves''. Manon died on November 12, 2018, at the age of 78. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Lescaut (other)
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'' Manon Lescaut'' is a short novel by Prévost. Manon Lescaut may also refer to: * ''Manon Lescaut'' (Puccini), an 1893 opera by Giacomo Puccini * ''Manon Lescaut'' (Auber), an 1856 opera by Daniel Auber * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1914 film), film directed by Herbert Hall Winslow * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1926 film), film directed by Arthur Robison, starring Lya De Putti * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940 film), film directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Alida Valli and Vittorio De Sica *'' The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (Italian: ''Gli amori di Manon Lescaut''),1954 film directed by Mario Costa * ''Manon Lescaut'' (ballet), by Jean-Pierre Aumer See also *Manon (other) ''Manon'' is an opera by Jules Massenet, adapted from Abbé Prévost's novel ''Manon Lescaut''. Manon may also refer to: Fiction and art Prévost's character * Manon Lescaut, the eponymous character of the 1731 novel '' Manon Lescaut'' by Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sor Mañón
The Sor River or ''Sor Mañón'' flows between the provinces of A Coruña and Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is long. The river has an impressive waterfall called ''Augas Caídas'' in Mañon parish. The river Sor is the only river with salmon in Galicia, since unlike others it has not yet been dammed to form a reservoir for hydroelectric generation. The estuary of the River Sor is the Ria do Barqueiro, long. The river environment, geomorphology, and nearby landscape are of considerable interest. See also * Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrographical network in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not deep enough to be navigable, althou ... Rivers of Spain Rivers of Galicia (Spain) {{Spain-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mañón
Mañón (), also registered in the past as ''Maañón'' , is a municipality in north-western Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ortegal. Ferrolterra's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (2005). "O Barqueiro" and "Estaca de Bares" Ports * ''Fishing port'' * ''Sport port'' Geography, history and general information Mañón belongs to the Ferrolterra region of Ortegal and it is made up by five parishes, with 2,032 inhabitants, who are disseminated over its 82.1 km². This council forms a narrow and long band of land that joins mountain, river and sea. The fertile freshwater of the river Sor ploughs its rugged lands from south to north. The mountainous alignments of the ''Serra da Faladoira'' and ''Serra da Coriscada'', the valleys of the Sor river and its estuary, and the peninsula that forms Estaca de Bares offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon (given Name)
Manon is a Welsh, French and Dutch feminine given name. Its meaning in Welsh is: 'beautiful queen' and in French, it is a diminutive of the name Marie. Notable people with the name include: Artists * Manon (artist) (born 1940), Swiss artist * Manon Awst, Welsh artist * Manon de Boer (born 1966), Dutch video artist *Manon Cleary (1942–2011), American painter Athletes * Manon André (born 1986), French rugby player *Manon Arcangioli (born 1994), French tennis player * Manon Bakker (born 1999), Dutch cyclist * Manon Audinet (born 1992), French sailor *Manon Bollegraf (born 1964), Dutch tennis player *Manon Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai boxer * Manon Bornholdt (born 1950), German athlete *Manon Brunet (born 1996), French fencer *Manon Carpenter (born 1993), Welsh racing cyclist * Manon Charette (1955–2006), Canadian handball player * Manon Depuydt (born 1997), Belgian sprinter *Manon Fiorot (born 1990), French mixed martial artist * Manon Hostens (born 1994), French canoeist *Manon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Mañón
Víctor Omar Mañón Barrón (born 6 February 1992)Víctor Mañon profile at Weltfussball (retrieved on September 14, 2007) is a Mexican professional who plays as a forward for Liga Nacional club Achuapa. Club career CF Pachuca With his debut in September 2 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Manon
Lydia Manon (born September 16, 1982, in Reading, PA) is an American retired ice dancer. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2005 U.S. bronze medalist and Four Continents bronze medalist. They announced the end of their partnership in March 2005. Manon began skating with Brandon Forsyth Brandon Forsyth (born November 8, 1979) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Emilie Nussear, he is the 2000 World Junior silver medalist. They were coached by Bob Young in Simsbury, Connecticut. In the summer of 2000, Forsyth team ... in March 2005. They skated together until mid-2006 when she retired to pursue academic studies at the George Washington University. Prior to joining forces with O'Meara in 2003, she competed with Michel Klus. Currently, Manon is a graduate student in the Slavic Department at the University of Virginia. Competitive highlights (with O'Meara) (with Shalin) (with Klus) (with Obzansky) Programs (with O'Meara) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Mañón
Julio Alberto Mañón '' ah'-nion' (born June 10, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. Career Starting from the Dominican Mañón was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1993. He did not make his debut until 2003 with the Montreal Expos. He went 1–2 with a 4.13 ERA in 23 games. Asian baseball After the 2003 season, his contract was sold to the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball League. He spent the 2005 season in Taiwan, with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Back in MLB Mañón came back to baseball in the United States in 2006, when he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on March 6. He would later go on to go 0–1 with a 5.40 ERA in 22 games for the Orioles and played in the Triple A All-star game whilst playing for the Ottawa Lynx. He then was granted free agency after the 2006 season on November 19. On June 5, 2007, he signed a min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Manon
Christian Manon (born 5 January 1950) is a French-Australian actor based in Sydney, best known for his work in theatre. His most notable film role was Mael in the film adaptation of the Anne Rice novel, ''Queen of the Damned''. Credits Manon is the grandson of turn-of-the-century French opera singer Max-Duiram (1876-1945). His most influential tutor was the celebrated Czech national treasure Zora Semberova. Following a two years residency as actor/writer with innovative multicultural Sidetrack Theatre, Manon has worked in five stage productions with the Sydney Theatre Company as well as with the Bell Shakespeare Company, Belvoir and the Australian Nouveau Theatre (ANTHILL). He toured Australia and New-Zealand for John Frost in Noël Coward's ''Fallen Angels'' with Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. He has worked several times with Australian directors Barrie Kosky and Jean-Pierre Mignon. A long string of television appearances began in 1982 with ''Bodyline'' and most notably i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon (artist)
Manon (born Rosmarie Küng in 1940) is a Swiss artist. She produces installations, performances and photography. She first came to prominence in the 1974 with the installation ''The Salmon coloured boudoir''. Her environments and photographic scenes are distillations of social change in the 1970s, sexual liberation, and the search for new roles. In photographic series such as ''Woman with shaved head'' and ''Ball of lonelinesses'' she addresses among other things the social construction of identity. She has been awarded several prizes, including the 2008 Meret Oppenheim Prize. Biography Manon was born in Bern, Switzerland. In 1972 she opened her boutique, ''Manon’s'', in the old part of Zürich where she sold her own creations: jackets made from glitter fabric with appliqués. She posed in self designed interiors as a model for fashion magazines. In 1973 and 1974 Manon experimented for the first time in photography, creating Polaroids, and 'Fetischbilder' (Fetish Picture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Street Fighter Characters
The main titles of the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series have introduced a varied cast of 80 ''World Warriors'' from the main series, and 34 from several spin-offs, for a total of 114 playable characters who originated from different countries around the world, each with his or her unique fighting style. This is a list of playable characters and non-playable opponents from the whole franchise. They are categorized based on the game in which they first became playable, including the original ''Street Fighter'' game, the ''Street Fighter II'' series, the '' Street Fighter Alpha'' series, the '' Street Fighter III'' series, the ''Street Fighter IV'' series, ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter 6'' and other related games. Main series The table below summarizes every single fighter in the series. A green cell indicates that the character is playable, with the number indicating the revision of the game they are introduced in (e.g. the number in ''SFV'' indicates the downloada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
