Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Puccini: Manon Lescaut

130 mins | Drama, Music | March 29, 1980

All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight cast. Plácido Domingo is Des Grieux, the handsome, headstrong young aristocrat who falls head over heels for the enticing, impetuous Manon Lescaut (Renata Scotto). Manon returns his love, but her obsession with luxury ruins them both. Gian Carlo Menotti’s opulent production, with sets and costumes by Desmond Heeley, superbly captures the colorful world of 18th century France.

Puccini: Manon Lescaut

130 mins | Drama, Music | March 29, 1980

Puccini: Manon Lescaut
All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight cast. Plácido Domingo is Des Grieux, the handsome, headstrong young aristocrat who falls head over heels for the enticing, impetuous Manon Lescaut (Renata Scotto). Manon returns his love, but her obsession with luxury ruins them both. Gian Carlo Menotti’s opulent production, with sets and costumes by Desmond Heeley, superbly captures the colorful world of 18th century France.
Producers Deutsche Grammophon, The Metropolitan Opera
Original title Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Directors Kirk Browning
Writers Giulio Ricordi, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga, Luigi Illica, Abbé Prévost

Cast

Renata Scotto

as Manon Lescaut

Plácido Domingo

as Chevalier des Grieux

Pablo Elvira

as Lescaut

Renato Capecchi

as Geronte

Isola Jones

as A musician

Philip Creech

as Edmondo

Mario Bertolino

as An innkeeper

Andrea Velis

as Dancing master

John Carpenter

as A lamplighter

Julien Robbins

as A sergeant

Russell Christopher

as A sea captain