“The real reason why this MANON LESCAUT” was a triumph, in two words, Marcello Giordani as Des Grieux. Marcello has a voice which brings back memories of the so-called Golden Age. His voice has the richness, the intonation, and above all the sweep of a Tucker, a Bjorling, almost a Pavarotti. Every note he sang resounded through the MET, every love duet he conquered with th passive Ms. Mattila, and every act was a triumph for this incredible tenor.”