<P>Gillian Revie and Carlos Acosta rehearsing 'Manon'<P><BR>An interview with RB First Soloist Gillian Revie as she prepares for her first performance as Manon. She has often looked good as Lescaut's mistress in the same work and usually makes an impact in other roles where characterisation is an important aspect, such as the older sister in MacMillan's 'Las Hermanos' or the governess in Tuckett's 'The Turn of the Screw'.<P>Fingers and everything else crossed for her.<P> <A HREF="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/hottx/music/review.html?in_review_id=298525&in_review_text_id=244350" TARGET=_blank>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/hottx/<BR>music/review.html?in_review_id=298525&in_review_text_id=244350</A> <p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited July 18, 2000).]